Interpretation ID: aiam3095
Tiger Trading Corporation International
1706 Broadway
Suite 401
Oakland
California 94612;
Dear Mr. Lewis: This responds to your letter of July 26, 1979, concerning an 'afte market' motor vehicle accessory you plan to distribute. You describe the accessory as an item of clear plastic that affixes to the inside of the rear window 'to greatly improve the rear vision of the driver of a passenger vehicle.'; Standard No. 111, *Rearview Mirrors*, established performanc requirements for rearview mirror systems. The standard only applies to mirror installed as original equipment in motor vehicles and does not apply to replacement equipment such as the aftermarket accessory you intend to distribute. However, since the device you plan to distribute is an item of motor vehicle equipment, the recall and remedy provisions of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle SAfety Act (the Act), as amended, (15 U.S.C. 1411-1420) would apply to any safety-related defect in your mirror accessory. A copy of the Act is enclosed.; If you have any further questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Frank Berndt, Chief Counsel