Interpretation ID: nht68-2.5

DATE: 05/14/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; David A. Fay; NHTSA

TO: Northern California Ready Mixed Concrete and Materials Association

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Thank you for your letter of April 8, 1968, to Mr. George Nield, concerning the location requirements for clearance lamps as specified by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108.

Enclosed is a copy of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (with amendments and interpretations through February 15, 1968). Standard No. 108 appears on page 39 of this publication. The location requirements for clearance lamps are included in Table II (page 50), of the standard. Since the requirements specify locations as near as practicable to the upper left and right extreme edges of the vehicle, the exact locations will vary, depending upon the design and utilization of the vehicle on which the lamps are mounted. When the rear identification lamps are mounted at the extreme height of the vehicle, rear clearance lamps may be mounted at optional heights. I would also point out that Standard No. 108 is applicable to new vehicles manufactured for sale on or after the effective date of the standard.

With respect to the requirements of Standard No. 108, I must point out that this Bureau does not issue approvals on items of lighting equipment or on vehicle designs incorporating this equipment. Therefore, the above comments are for your information only and in no way relieve the vehicle manufacturer

from his responsibility for certifying that the assembled vehicle meets the requirements of the standard.

Thank you for writing.