Interpretation ID: aiam3002

Mr. Donald Beyer, National Service Manager, Vespa of America Corp., 355 Valley Drive, Brisbane, California 94005; Mr. Donald Beyer
National Service Manager
Vespa of America Corp.
355 Valley Drive
Brisbane
California 94005;

Dear Mr. Beyer: I regret the delay in responding to your letter concerning the meanin of 'suppressed zero needle' as used in connection with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 127, *Speedometers and Odometers*. This term means simply that the lowest numbered speed on the speedometer scale may be greater than zero. Therefore, the lowest speed measured by the speedometer needle bay be greater than zero.; Sincerely, Frank Berndt, Acting Chief Counsel