Interpretation ID: nht93-3.28

DATE: April 28, 1993

FROM: Frank Millar

TO: John Womack -- Chief Council, NHTSA

TITLE: None

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 9/1/93 from John Womack to Frank Millar (A41; Std. 105)

TEXT:

I have posed the following questions to Mr. Duane Perrin of NHTSA and he has been kind enough to give me answers over the telephone. Since I would like to get the answers in writing, Mr. Perrin has suggested I contact your office.

1. Would you please, for the record, document the spelling of your name, your phone number, fax number, and your position at NHTSA?

2. What is the significance, if any, of SAE J201, "In service Brake Performance Test Procedure, Passenger-Car and Light Duty Truck", subtitled SAE Recommended Practice Reaffirmed May 1989", to manufacturers and consumers?

3. What is the significance, if any, of the NHTSA's standard S571.105 to manufacturers and consumers?

4. As I read in the NHTSA standard S571.105, Paragraph S5.2.1 says that the parking brake of a Toyota Camry with a standard (stick shift) transmission must hold the car stationary on a hill with a 30% grade in both forward and reverse directions for 5 minutes. Is my interpretation correct?

Affidavit

To the best of my knowledge, all of the answers to the above questions on all 3 pages are true and correct.

Signature: Date: Printed Name:

Signature Witness: Date Witness name:

Please initial each page and fax your answers as well as return the originals by mail. If this is impractical in any way, please let me know.

I appreciate your time spent answering these questions. Thank you very much.