Interpretation ID: aiam2036
Group Director of Engineering
The Bendix Corporation
901 Cleveland Street
Elyria
Ohio 44035;
Dear Mr. Hildebrandt: #This responds to your letter of July 14, 1975 requesting an interpretation of the labeling requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 106-74, *Brake Hoses*, as applied to brake hose end fittings. #S5.2.3 of the standard requires (with an exception not relevant here) that one component of a multi-piece end fitting be labeled with certain information. You have pointed out that many end fittings designated for use with nylon brake hose include components identical to those found in fittings used with copper tubing, which is not covered by the standard. Labeling of one of these common components would satisfy the standard. You have interpreted Standard No. 106-74 as permitting an end fitting manufacturer to label his full stock of such components, even though some of them would appear in copper tubing assemblies. Your interpretation is correct. #Sincerely, Frank A. Berndt, Acting Chief Counsel;