Interpretation ID: nht76-5.60

DATE: 02/04/76

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Richard B. Dyson; NHTSA

TO: King Company Inc.

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in response to your letter of November 19, 1975, concerning tire registration numbers, and in confirmation of your telephone conversation with Mr. Schwartz of this office.

Thank you for your suggestion that the tire identification number appear on both sidewalls of tires which are delivered already mounted on a vehicle. It is being reviewed by our technical staff, and we will advise you by letter of our decision in this matter.

In answer to your question concerning the types of vehicles covered by the term "motor vehicle," "motor vehicle" is defined in the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 as "any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power manufactured primarily for use on the public streets, roads, and highways, except any vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails."

YOURS TRULY,

KING COMPANY INC.

DATE 11-19-75

TO R. B. Dyson US Dept of Transportation National Highway Safety

Thank you for your letter N40-30. We are primarily in the travel trades retail business and have been send in the tire numbers on tires registration forms that the respective manufacture send to us. Some of there tire mumbers are hard to locate as they are stamped on the inside section of the trailer tire, I would like to see the numbers printed on both side of the tire and in a (Illegible Word) that would be more ledgible to use.

Also, do the numbers actually (Illegible Word) to be recorded, as I see the regulation state "tires for use on motor vehicles", and I wonder if travel trailers, compare, (Illegible Word) trailers etc apply. Would you please help answer these questions.

Thank you!

Roger R. King