Interpretation ID: nht72-5.36

DATE: 04/11/72

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Francis Armstrong; NHTSA

TO: Edward L. Adams

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in reply to your letter of February 17, 1972, in which you ask for information on safety specifications as they would apply to travel trailers.

All trailers manufactured for use on the public roads are required to meet applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) in effect on the date of manufacture. Part 567 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires that a certification label be attached to the left front of the trailer. A specific conformity statement is required, among other things, on the label. A copy of the regulation is enclosed.

We do not have information at this time that would add to the article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Thank you for your interest in the program of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.