Interpretation ID: 7892
Vice President Sales
Wesbar Corporation
P.O. Box 577
West Bend, WI 53095
Dear Mr. Nielsen:
This responds to your letter of October 21, 1992, to Walter B. McCormick, Jr. (the General Counsel of this Department). You have written for "further explanation of S5.3.1.1.1 in FMVSS 108."
You have heard that there is an additional interpretation with respect to the location of clearance lamps on boat trailers whose overall width is 80 inches or more, which would allow mounting of these lamps in accordance with a sketch that you enclosed, and you ask for confirmation of this interpretation.
We are unaware of any interpretation of this nature. The requirements for the provision and location of clearance lamps on wide boat trailers remain those set forth in Tables I and II of Standard No. 108, with the exceptions set forth in paragraphs S5.1.1.9, S5.3.1.1.1, and S5.3.1.4.
Sincerely,
Paul Jackson Rice Chief Counsel
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