Interpretation ID: aiam1765
Cooper Industrial Products
Inc.
725 West 11th Street
Auburn Indiana 46706;
Dear Mr. Nusslock:#Please forgive the delay in responding to you letter of October 24, 1974, requesting information on the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 106-74, as applied to light duty vacuum hose.#If you manufacture vacuum hose for use in brake systems, you must ensure that the hose meets the performance requirements of Standard No. 106-74, as well as the labeling requirements. I have enclosed a copy of the standard, a copy of the most recent amendment (39 FR 39725), and an information sheet entitled 'Where to Obtain Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations'.#The system of staggered effective dates is as follows: All brake hoses and brake hose end fittings manufactured after September 1, 1974, must conform to the standard. All brake hose assemblies manufactured after March 1, 1975, must conform to the standard. All vehicles manufactured after September 1, 1975, must contain only hose and assemblies which conform to the standard.#Please let us know if you have any further question.#Yours truly,Richard B. Dyson,Acting Chief Counsel;