Interpretation ID: nht75-2.36

DATE: 10/30/75

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Richard B. Dyson; NHTSA

TO: Willamette Wheel Inc.

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in response to your letter of September 22, 1975, asking whether you are required to have a "manufacturers number" as a result of modification work you perform on Datsun pickups.

It appears from your letter that you are a vehicle alterer as defined in 49 CFR 567.7 (copy enclosed). As an alterer, you are not necessarily a manufacturer and are not required to file the identifying information required by 49 CFR Part 566 (copy enclosed). However, as an alterer, you must affix a label to the vehicle stating that as altered, the vehicle conforms to applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. The label described in your letter does not meet the requirements of 49 CFR 567.7.

If you have any further questions, please let us know.