Interpretation ID: aiam1813

Mr. Tatsuo Kato, Staff, Safety, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., P.O. Box 1606, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632; Mr. Tatsuo Kato
Staff
Safety
Nissan Motor Co.
Ltd.
P.O. Box 1606
Englewood Cliffs
N.J. 07632;

Dear Mr. Kato: #This is in reply to your letter of January 21, 1975 requesting an opinion on whether either Federal Standard No. 109 or No. 119, or both, apply if Nissan equips a truck with a passenger car tire size (6.95 x 14-4PR). #Standards Nos. 109 and 119 apply to the tire only. consequently, the manufacturer of the tire has presumably made determination as to which standard applied when he manufactured the tire. There is no prohibition in the Federal safety standards to the use of a 'passenger car tire' on a truck. The truck manufacturer should, of course, ensure that the tire has a sufficient load carrying capacity for safe use on a truck. #Yours truly, #Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel;