Interpretation ID: aiam0305
Executive Secretary
Distributors Association
P.O. Box 11088
Cincinnati
OH 45211;
Dear Mr. Pieratt: This is in response to your letter of March 1, 1971, in which yo inquired whether a 'crew-cab' truck is classified as a multipurpose passenger vehicle or a truck.; You said in your letter, 'It was our reasoning that the prime purpos of an MPV was to carry passengers, rather than to haul something, and that the addition of a crew cab which would accommodate an additional three persons, onto a chassis-cab which contains a dump body or utility body would not necessarily change the classification.'; The above statement is essentially correct. A crew-cab truck combine the purposes of both a multipurpose passenger vehicle and a truck. Where a vehicle has a significant capability for carrying either persons or cargo, its manufacturer may exercise his own discretion in classifying the vehicle.; We are pleased to be of assistance. Sincerely, Lawrence R. Schneider, Acting Chief Counsel