Interpretation ID: aiam2850
Vice President - Technical Affairs
Cibie Corporation
725 South Adams Road
Suite 209
Birmingham
MI 48011;
Dear Mr. Young: This is in belated reply to your letter of December 15, 1977 requesting an interpretation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, *Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment*. Your request concerned the legality of installation on motor vehicles of remote manual or of automatic headlamp aiming equipment.; If a headlamp assembly meets the requirements of Standard No. 108 whe installed with or without auxiliary means of aiming, we consider the assembly to be in conformance. Your device does not appear to impair the effectiveness of the required lighting equipment within the prohibition of S4.1.3, and either device that you described would apparently provide an additional safeguard against glare when the rear of the vehicle is heavily loaded.; Sincerely, Joseph J. Levin, Jr., Chief Counsel