Interpretation ID: aiam0551
Bookkeeper
Pioneer Machinery
Inc. 1725 Silverton Road
N.E.
Salem
OR 97303;
Dear Ms. Fuhrmann: In your letter of September 15, 1972, you ask for clarification of th records that Pioneer Machinery, Inc., as a manufacturer and installer of truck hoists and racks, is required to keep.; There are several regulations issued by the National Highway Traffi Safety Administration that could apply to Pioneer. The first of these is 49 CFR Part 566, *Manufacturer Identification*. Under this regulation manufacturers of vehicles and equipment to which a Federal motor vehicle safety standard applies must file certain information with the NHTSA. Although Pioneer may not manufacture equipment subject to a standard, it could be a final-stage manufacturer, as defined by 49 CFR Part 568, *Vehicles Manufactured in Two or More Stages*, and subject to both these regulations. I enclose a copy of each. If Pioneer determines it is a 'final-stage manufacturer' then it would also be subject to the obligations of Part 568 (S 568.6) and the requirements of Part 567 (S 567.5) *Certification*, copy enclosed.; If Pioneer is a 'final-stage manufacturer,' it must file quarterl reports of production figures pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, (S 573.5 (b)) *Defect Reports*. I have also enclosed a copy of this regulation for your review.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel