Interpretation ID: aiam1808
Chemical Engineer
Power Controls Division
Midland -Ross Corporation
490 S. Chestnut Street
Owosso
Michigan 48867;
Dear Mr. Huneke:#This responds to your letter of January 16, 1975 concerning the relationship between the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 106-74, *Brake Hoses*, and Military Specification MIL-H-3992C.#Part 571.7(c) of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, 49 CFR 571.7(c), provides that:#>>>No standard applies to a vehicle or item of equipment manufactured for, and sold directly to, the Armed Forces of the United States in conformity with contractual specifications.<<<#Therefore, brake hose and brake hose assemblies sold to the military in conformity with MIL-H-3992c are subject to neither the labeling nor the performance requirements of Standard No. 106-74. Hose and assemblies sold for commercial applications, however, are subject to all the requirements of Standard No. 106-74.#Yours truly,Richard B. Dyson,Assistant Chief Counsel;