Interpretation ID: aiam2678
President
International Trade Group of Ohio
Inc.
100 East Broad Street
Columbus
OH 43215;
Dear Mr. Reider: This is in reply to your letter of October 14, 1977, to Don Williamso of our Ohio regional office.; You enclosed information on an automatic warning flasher lamp that i designed for installation on the parcel shelf inside the rear window of automobiles. You asked whether such a device would be legal on U.S. cars or U.S. highways, and 'what steps might be required to obtain an endorsement for the generic device from the N.H.T.S.A.'; The unit appears to be designed for sale as a motor vehicle accessor in the aftermarket. There are no Federal prohibitions against the sale of the warning device or its installation in motor vehicles. Whether it is legal to use such a device however is a question to be answered under the laws of the jurisdiction where the motor vehicle in which it is installed is registered and/or operated.; The NHTSA does not issue approvals or endorsements of propriety safet devices.; Yours truly, Frank Berndt, Deputy Chief Counsel