Interpretation ID: nht69-2.3

DATE: 05/08/69

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Charles A. Baker; NHTSA

TO: Kentucky Manufacturing Company

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Thank you for your letter of April 7, 1969, to Mr. Frank Turner, Federal Highway Administrator, concerning your request for a clarification of the requirements of rear lights on Drop Frame Trailers.

In determining compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, requirements for tail, stop, and turn signal lamps on this type of vehicle will be predicated on the normal driving, or closed tailgate, position. These lamps should therefore meet the requirements of the referenced SAE Standards in Table I and be mounted per the requirements of Table II of Standard No. 108, a copy of which is enclosed.

Thank you for your interest in meeting the intent of the requirements of Standard No. 108.