Interpretation ID: nht72-3.16

DATE: 05/08/72

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Richard B. Dyson; NHTSA

TO: Temptation Mfg. Co.

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in response to your undated letter, which we received on March 22, 1972, in which you ask what NHTSA requirements are applicable to a truck cover you manufacture, enclosing a picture.

The picture appears to show a cover designed for installation over the back of a pickup truck. If this unit is not designed to carry persons when the truck is in motion, there are no requirements applicable to it. If, however, it is designed to transport persons, the glazing materials (glass and plastics) used in it must conform to Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, "Glazing Materials," (copy enclosed). In addition, the unit must also be certified as conforming to the standard in accordance with section 114 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the enclosed NHTSA notice of November 4, 1967.

The ASA Test 226.1-1966 that is incorporated into Standard No. 206 can be obtained from the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018.