Interpretation ID: aiam0199
U. S. Resident Engineer
U. S. Technical Research Corporation
801 Second Avenue
New York
NY 10017;
Dear Mr. Belier: This is in reply to your letter, dated November 11, 1969, in which yo seek an interpretation as to how Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSSs) 103 and 104 are applicable to cars equipped with right-hand drive or a central steering wheel.; For motor vehicles equipped with right-hand drive, the windshield area to be defrosted and wiped by FMVSSs 103 and 104 respectively, are mirror images of those areas required for vehicles equipped with left-hand drive.; More information is required before a reply can be given on vehicle equipped with a central steering wheel. Defrosting and wiping areas requirements would naturally vary depending on the number and location of the front seat passenger seating positions in the vehicle equipped with a central steering wheel.; We trust that we have been of assistance to you. Sincerely, Robert Brenner,Acting Director