Interpretation ID: aiam3689
Sales Manager
Boschung Company
Inc.
530 Armory Drive
South Holland
IL 60473;
Dear Mr. Benson: This is in reply to your letter of March 23, 1983, asking whether stop lamp is required on a Boschung vehicle which has a top speed of 16 mph. You also asked for a copy of the 'Rules for Manufacturer Standard Specs.'; The agency does not consider a vehicle, which cannot exceed 20 mph an has an abnormal configuration, to be a motor vehicle. These vehicles, typically, are highway maintenance and construction equipment, lane stripers, self-propelled pavers, sod handler, fork lift, and other similar vehicles. It would not appear, therefore, that the low-speed Boschung is a 'motor vehicle.' The question of whether it is required to have a stop lamp, therefore, is dependent upon the laws of the municipality in which it is operated.; I assume the 'Rules' you wish are the Federal motor vehicle safet standards. You should write the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, enclosing a check for $8, and ask for 'Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 400 to 999.' The safety standards are at Part 571, and you will find all other regulations in the 500 series which apply to motor vehicles and their manufacturers.; If you have any further questions, we shall be happy to answer them. Sincerely, Frank Berndt, Chief Counsel