Interpretation ID: aiam0857

Mr. Bob Rauscher, Product Engineer, The Gates Rubber Company, Galesburg, IL, 61401; Mr. Bob Rauscher
Product Engineer
The Gates Rubber Company
Galesburg
IL
61401;

Dear Mr. Rauscher: This is in reply to your letter of August 1, 1972, requesting a interpretation in regard to the application of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 302, 'Flammability of Interior Materials', to hoses used in engine compartments and to hoses used in engine compartments that would also 'lead through the firewall into the passenger compartment'.; Hoses are not included in the list of motor vehicle interior component (Section S4.1) to which the Standard applies, and therefore they are not covered by the Standard.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel