Interpretation ID: aiam4310
Administrative Manager
Engineering
FWD Corporation
Clintonville
WI 54929-1590;
Dear Mr. Steenbock: This responds to your April 10, 1987, letter to my office asking abou the applicability of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 206, *Door Locks and Door Retention Components,* to door locks on fire trucks. You enclosed a copy of an August 13, 1980, letter to you from former Chief Counsel Frank Berndt and asked whether Mr. Berndt's opinion concerning fire truck door locks is current. The answer is yes.; In 1985, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration amende Standard No. 206 to exempt doors equipped with wheelchair lifts from the requirements of the standard. However, since that amendment has no bearing on door locks for fire trucks and because we have made no changes to the standard that would effect fire trucks, we confirm that the agency's 1980 interpretation has not been superseded or revised by subsequent interpretations of or amendments to the standard.; For your information, I have enclosed a current copy of Standard No 206 and information on how you can obtain copies of our motor vehicle safety standard and other regulations.; Sincerely, Erika Z. Jones, Chief Counsel