Interpretation ID: aiam1287
Trelleborgs Gummifabriks Aktiebolag Fack
S-231 01 TRELLEBORG/Sweden;
Dear Mr. Sundelin: #This is in reply to your letter of August 22, 1973 responding to our reply of June 26, 1973, to your letter of May 28, 1973. We informed you in the June 26 letter that labeling a passenger car tire, 'Max Load 1200 Lbs. At 36 psi,' would not be consistent with Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109 because this label does not make it clear that 36 psi is the maximum permissible inflation pressure. In your letter of August 22 you state that you have already manufactured tires labeled in this manner, and ask whether such tires may be imported into the United States in their present form. #The answer to this question is no. As we have determined that this labeling does not conform to Standard No. 109, the tires in question cannot be imported into the United States unless the labeling is modified to conform the standard. #Sincerely, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel;