Interpretation ID: aiam1931
Floyd
Kramer & Lambrecht
220 Western Federal Savings Building
Colorado Springs
CO 80902;
Dear Mr. Kramer: This responds to your letter of April 25, 1975, concerning th applicability of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 106-74, *Brake Hoses*, to the Wabco Westinghouse Duo-Matic Coupler.; You have described the Coupler as a device which replaces the glad han coupler now used by most manufacturers to connect truck tractor and trailer brake lines. Because the brake hose which attaches to the Coupler is equipped with its own end fittings, the Coupler itself is not an end fitting. Therefore, Standard No. 106-74 is inapplicable.; The Coupler is, however, subject to the requirements of 49 CFR Par 393.45 and 393.46, of which I have enclosed a copy. Please direct any questions you may have concerning interpretation of these requirements to the Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Highway Administration, at 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel