Interpretation ID: nht93-1.23

DATE: 01/29/93

FROM: BEVERLEY SILVER-CORBER

TO: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- NHTSA

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 2-19-93 FROM JOHN WOMACK TO BEVERLEY SILVER-CORBER (A40; PART 591)

TEXT: I am the owner of a 1992 Accord purchased in Canada. My husband has been accepted into Graduate Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia for the fall term. We understand from Honda (a copy of their letter to us is enclosed) that our vehicle meets EPA standards but does not have a passive restraint system and cannot be modified. We were planning to bring this car with us for our own personal use during the two years my husband will be studying. Please advise whether we would qualify for an exemption and be allowed to import the car for the two years of study and under what conditions, if any.

Thanking you in advance for a prompt response to our enquiry,

ATTACHMENT LETTER DATED 1-13-92 FROM VERNELL WOODS (HONDA) TO B. CORBER (TEXT OMITTED)