Interpretation ID: aiam1712
Laurence
Stokes & Neilan
Suite 805
Crystal Plaza 1
2001 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington
VA 22202;
Dear Mr. Stokes: This is in reply to your letter of November 8, 1974, asking whethe manufacturers of pickup caps are required to certify these equipment items under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.; There is no requirement at present that pickup caps be certified. Th certification label is a manufacturer's representation that a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment conforms to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, and there are no standards that presently apply to pickup caps.; Your client should be aware of a related requirement. Motor Vehicl Safety Standard No. 205, 'Glazing materials' (49 CFR S 571.205), specifies requirements for glazing materials (glass and plastics for windows, doors, and interior partitions) used in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, including pickup covers (essentially pickup caps as you describe them). Although applicable to the glazing material, the standard's effect under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is that pickup caps must contain only glazing materials that meet the requirements of the standard.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Acting Chief Counsel