Interpretation ID: nht68-3.10

DATE: 10/31/68

FROM: F. ARMSTRONG -- NHTSA; SIGNATURE BY JOSEPH R. O'GORMAN

TO: Rockford Motors Incorporated

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Thank you for your letter of July 30, 1969, in which you request additional information in regard to certification requirements.

The statement in your letter to the effect that because detailed label requirements are now being prepared, you are not required to affix a certification label on your motorcycles currently being manufactured is not exactly correct. The "Certification Requirement Notice," published in the Federal Register, Volume 32, Number 215, dated November 4, 1967, a copy of which is enclosed, states that a certification label or tag should be affixed to each applicable motor vehicle if manufactured on or after January 1, 1968. In your case the only safety standard that currently involves motorcycles is Number 205, "Glazing Materials," pertaining to windshields. On January 1, 1969, another safety standard, Number 108, "Lamps, Reflecting Devices, and Associated Equipment," will involve motorcycles manufactured on or after that date.

For your immediate information, a copy of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards with Amendments is enclosed, with particular attention called to Table III, page MVSS 108-18 (1965) and Table IV, page MVSS 108-20 and 21 (1969).

In regard to your question as to whether you have to add the year of manufacture to your serial numbers, this is not a specific requirement, but would be an aid to clarifying the serial numbering system that identifies applicable vehicles as manufactured on or after January 1, 1968.

The study involving the possibility of specific changes to certification requirements is currently in the proposed rule making category and if changes do become finalized they will be published in the Federal Register.

Please furnish this office with the requirements shown in paragraph 3 in the enclosed Certification Requirement Notice at your earliest convenience.

I trust this information will be of assistance to you in regard to your inquiries.