Interpretation ID: aiam0974
Engineering Representative
Nissan Motor Company
Ltd.
560 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs
NJ 07632;
Dear Mr. Kato: This is in reply to your letter of January 2, 1973, concernin Truck-Camper loading consumer information requirements.; You have asked whether you have correctly indicated the 'rear end o truck bed' in a drawing of the short body pick- up truck that you attached. The answer is yes. As Mr. Vinson of our staff indicated to Mr. Nishibori when he telephoned on January 9, 1973, 'rear end of truck bed' does not refer to a particular point with the tailgate in either a raised or lowered position. It means, in the words of the preamble of the reissued standard (37 F.R. 26605) 'the point where the identified surface of the camper abuts the rearmost edge surface of the cargo area of the truck, presumably the tailgate in most configurations.'; You also ask if you must meet the requirements of S 575.6 on or afte March 1, 1973. As a manufacturer of a truck that is capable of accommodating a slide-in camper, you must pursuant to 575.6(a) furnish consumer information with each truck manufactured on or after March 1, 1973, at the time the vehicle is offered for sale. Material for examination by prospective purchasers, pursuant to 575.6(b) should be made available at dealer showrooms no later than the date that trucks manufactured on or after March 1, 1973, are first offered for sale by such dealers. The NHTSA has been petitioned to delay the effective date by 60 days and this request is under consideration.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel