Interpretation ID: aiam3003

Mr. Hisakazu Murakami, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., P.O. Box 1606, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632; Mr. Hisakazu Murakami
Nissan Motor Co.
Ltd.
P.O. Box 1606
Englewood Cliffs
New Jersey 07632;

Dear Mr. Murakami: I regret the delay in responding to your letter requesting a interpretation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 127, *Speedometers and Odometers*. You asked whether the speedometer face you attached meets the requirements of the standard for the highlighting of the 55 mph on the speedometer face. The answer is 'yes.' The agency interprets 'highlight the number 55' to mean that manufacturers must make the number visually prominent relative to other numbers on the speedometer face. Nissan's speedometer face satisfies this interpretation.; Sincerely, Frank Berndt, Acting Chief Counsel