Interpretation ID: nht72-3.11
DATE: 04/03/72
FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Richard B. Dyson; NHTSA
TO: Pike Paint & Glass Company, Inc.
TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION
TEXT: This is in reply to your letter of March 15, 1972, requesting information on requirements for replacing broken glass in campers and trailers.
Federal regulations (Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, "Glazing Materials" (49 CFR 571.205, formerly 571.21)) require glazing materials for use in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment such as campers to meet the requirements of the American National Standards Institute Test Z26.1-1966 (July 15, 1966), and other requirements enumerated in the standard. In addition, manufacturers of such materials are required to certify, pursuant to section 114 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 1403) that the materials comply with the standard. This requirement applies to both prime manufacturers (those who either fabricate, temper, or laminate the material) and those who cut material from larger sheets.
The standard does not apply to trailers. With reference to campers, the standard requires that forward facing windows be constructed of glazing materials meeting tests for AS1, AS2, AS3, AS4, or AS5 glazing materials, which are described in ANS Test Z26.1-1966. Other camper windows may be of any glazing material that meets the requirements of the standard (AS1 through AS11). All of the materials which can be used under the standard are readily available. A notice of proposed rulemaking issued January 9, 1971, would allow additional materials to be used in campers, and the preparation of a final regulation regarding this matter is currently in process. The final regulation will, when issued, be published in the Federal Register.
A copy of Standard No. 205 is enclosed. The American National Standards Test Z26.1-1966, which is incorporated into the standard must, however, be obtained directly from the American National Standards Institute. Their address is 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018.
If you have further questions, please write.