Interpretation ID: aiam2659

Mr. James Tydings, Thomas Built Buses, Inc., 1408 Courtesy Road, P.O. Box 2450, High Point, NC 27261; Mr. James Tydings
Thomas Built Buses
Inc.
1408 Courtesy Road
P.O. Box 2450
High Point
NC 27261;

Dear Mr. Tydings: This responds t your August 19, 1977, letter asking whether Standar 217, *Bus Window Retention and Release*, allows the identification of the rear emergency door located anywhere on the top half of the door.; The standard in S5.5.3 requires the emergency door identification to b located at the top of or directly above the emergency exit....' The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration interprets this requirement to mean that the emergency door label must be located on the top half of the door or directly above the door. The label location as depicted in the picture you enclosed with your letter appears to comply with the requirements of S5.5.3.; Sincerely, Joseph J. Levin, Jr., Chief Counsel