Interpretation ID: nht75-6.20
DATE: 03/21/75
FROM: BYRON CRAMPTON -- TRUCK BODY AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION MANAGER OF ENGINEERING SERVICES
TO: CHIEF COUNSEL NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
TITLE: NONE
ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 08/19/75 EST, FROM RICHARD B. DYSON TO BYRON CRAMPTON; N40-30; OPINION FILE, STANDARD 108
TEXT: Dear Sir:
Recently several members of the Truck Body and Equipment Association have raised questions concerning state versus federal motor vehicle lighting requirements.
The vehicle in question is a multipurpose passenger vehicle less than eighty (80) inches wide, equipped with a raised roof.
Our question is as follows: Can a state require a motor vehicle to be equiped with lights not required under FMVSS #108?
Thanking you in advance for your help, I am,
Very truly yours,