Interpretation ID: aiam4165

Mr. M. Arisaka, Manager, Automotive Lighting, Engineering Control Department, Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., 2-9-13, Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153, Japan; Mr. M. Arisaka
Manager
Automotive Lighting
Engineering Control Department
Stanley Electric Co.
Ltd.
2-9-13
Nakameguro
Meguro-ku
Tokyo 153
Japan;

Dear Mr. Arisaka: This is in reply to your letter of June 18, 1986, in which you as whether it is permissible to leave an inoperative center high-mounted stop lamp installed in a vehicle when an operative one is mounted on a spoiler at the rear of the car.; We assume that the new lamp fully complies with the requirements o Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 for center high-mounted stop lamps. Our answer is that it is permissible to leave the inoperative lamp in place since its function has been assumed by a conforming lamp. We have no regulations that would either prohibit or require the removal of an inoperative lamp.; Sincerely, Erika Z. Jones, Chief Counsel