Interpretation ID: aiam2321
Managing Editor
NTDRA Dealer News
1343 L Street
N.W.
Washington
D.C. 20005;
Dear Mr. Thompson: I am writing to point out an error in an article that appeared in th May 24-31, 1976, issue of *NTDRA Dealer News* (Vol. XXXIX, No. 15). The article summarized a recent Federal Register notice (41 FR 18659, May 6, 1976, Docket No. 71-19, Notice 4) that delayed certain effective dates of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, *Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars.*; The error appears in the paragraph of the article that reads: >>>Section 5.1.1 says that rims used must be those designated by th tire manufacturer. The effective date has been changed from March 1, 1977 to September 1, 1979.<<<; One requirement of S5.1.1 is that a vehicle be equipped with rims tha have been designated by the manufacturer of the vehicle's tires as suitable for use with those tires. The effective date of this requirements was originally established as September 1, 1976, and was not delayed be Notice4. Another requirement of S5.1.1 is that a vehicle be equipped with rims that comply with the standard, i.e., with rims that are marked according to S5.2, *Rim Marking.* Only the effective date of this vehicle requirement was changed from March 1, 1977, to September 1, 1979.; A clarification of these effective dates in a forthcoming issue o *NTDRA Dealer News* would be much appreciated.; Yours truly, Stephen P. Wood, Assistant Chief Counsel