Interpretation ID: aiam1994
President
Continental Hydraulic Hose Corp. P.O. Box 104
Upper Sandusky
Ohio 43351;
Dear Mr. Long: #Please forgive the delay in responding to your lette of March 5, 1975, concerning the applicability of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 106-74, *Brake Hoses*, to brake hose and brake hose assemblies used in military vehicles. #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 contractual specifications are not subject to any of the requirements of Standard No. 106-74. While part 571.7(c) appears to exclude from the requirements of Standard No. 106-74 only that hose which is sold directly to the Armed Forced, the NHTSA interprets this section as also excluding that hose which is sold to military contractors, under contracts requiring it to conform to military specifications such as MIL-H-3992C, for installation in vehicles which are in turn sold directly to the military. We are considering the issuance of an interpretive amendment of Part 571.7(c) to this effect. #Sincerely, Frank Berndt, Acting Chief Counsel;