Interpretation ID: aiam4027
Product Manager
Forjas Taurus
S.A.
Av. do Forte
511
90 000 Porto Alegre - RS
Brazil;
Dear Mr. Masina: Thank you for your letter of September 3, 1985, to Mr. Franci Armstrong of this agency, concerning the 'DOT' label required on motorcycle helmets sold in the United States. Your letter was referred to my office for reply.; You explained that you have reviewed Federal Motor Vehicle Safet Standard No. 218, *Motorcycle Helmets*, and believe that your helmets comply with the requirements of this standard. You asked if you could place the 'DOT' label on your helmets sold outside of the United States.; The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has n jurisdiction over helmets sold outside the United States. Therefore, our regulations would not affect how you label your helmets. We, of course, urge you to use the label only on helmets which, in fact, do comply with our standard. In addition, the label should not indicate that NHTSA or the Department of Transportation has endorsed or approved your product. We also recommend that you check the labeling requirements of the countries in which you plan to sell your helmets.; If you have any further questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Erika Z. Jones, Chief Counsel