Interpretation ID: aiam2059

Mr. Y. Toyoda, Manager, Engineering Dept., Bridgestone Tire Company of America, Inc., 2160 West 190th Street, Torrance, California 90509; Mr. Y. Toyoda
Manager
Engineering Dept.
Bridgestone Tire Company of America
Inc.
2160 West 190th Street
Torrance
California 90509;

Dear Mr. Toyoda: Please forgive the delay in responding to your letter of May 22, 1975 concerning truck tires which do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119 and which are intended for export to Middle Eastern and African countries.; 49 CFR Part 571.7(d) and Section 108(b)(5) of the National Traffic an Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as amended, specify that no Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards apply to; >>>a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment intended solel for export, and so labeled or tagged on the vehicle or item itself and on the outside of the container, if any, which is exported.<<<; Therefore, tires which you manufacture for sale directly to a truc manufacturer who will mount then on trucks which will be driven directly to the port of export need not comply with Standard No. 119. When shipped to the truck manufacturer, the tires must bear a label or tag indicating intent to export. Such a label must also appear on the outside of the container, if any, in which the tires are shipped. A label need not remain in the tires after they have been mounted on the trucks, provided that the trucks bear similar labels.; Sincerely, Frank A. Berndt, Acting Chief Counsel