Interpretation ID: aiam1600
President
Eagle Coach Company of Dallas
Inc.
5424 Gregg Street
Suite 109
Dallas
TX 75235;
Dear Mr. Harris: This is in reply to your letter of August 15, 1974, asking about 'thos requirements which presently exist for limited volume manufacturers.'; I enclose a copy of an information sheet that tells where you ma obtain the Federal motor vehicle safety standards and other regulations. No exceptions are automatically provided for limited volume manufacturers. Those whose total annual production is 10,000 units or less may petition for a temporary exemption from one or more standards upon the grounds that compliance would cause substantial economic hardship.; As a converter of production sedans into extended wheelbase vehicles and as a customizer of automobiles, your principal obligation is to insure that any new and previously untitled vehicle you sell and deliver to the ultimate purchaser conforms to all Federal motor vehicle safety standards applicable to passenger cars. This means that you should review the standards to determine whether your manufacturing operations affect conformity of any new vehicle as delivered to you that is certified by its manufacture as meeting Federal requirements. In any event, since your alterations consist of more than minor finishing operations you are required to attach the label described by Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 567.7, a copy of which I also enclose.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Acting Chief Counsel