Interpretation ID: aiam1598
Manager - Engineering Res. & Dev.
Dexter Axle Company
Inc.
P. O. Box 250
2030 South Main St.
Elkhart
Indiana 46514;
Dear Mr. Brown: This responds to your August 19, 1974, request to be advised of th steps necessary to acquire a manufacturer code number as required by Standards No. 119, *New pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars*, and No. 120, *Tire selection ad rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars*.; Standard No. 119 applies to tires only and its is the responsibility o the tire manufacturer to obtain a code number and label it on his products. As a user of tires, you do not have obligations under this standard.; Standard No. 120 is a proposal which applies to rim construction an the selection of the correct rim for the vehicle it equips. As a manufacturer of rims you would have a responsibility to label your products if this proposal becomes an effective regulation. However, we noted in the preamble to that proposal (copy enclosed) that we will not require manufacturer codes until a separate manufacturer code system has been established.; I am also enclosing a copy of the most recent proposal on manufacture codes.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Acting Chief Counsel