Interpretation ID: nht67-1.21

DATE: 05/15/67

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; George C. Nield; NHTSA

TO: Fire Apparatus Manufacturers Association, Inc.

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Your March 7, 1967, letter to Dr. William Haddon, Jr., requested that you be advised regarding the applicability of lighting requirements, as spacified in the Initial Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to fire apparatus.

With exception as noted in Section 255.7, page 2409 of the Federal Register, Volume 32, Number 23, dated February 3, 1967 (copy enclosed), the lighting requirements will be applicable to fire apparatus. Initial Standard No. 108 covers lighting requirements for vehicles (as specified therein) that are 80 or more inches wide overall and becomes effective January 1, 1968. A Notice of Proposed Rule Making (see page 2418) of enclosed Federal Register includes a Proposed Amendment to Standard No. 108 and a Proposed Initial Standard No. 112, covering vehicles (as specified therein) that are less than 80 inches wide overall. It is anticipated that the proposed Amendment and Initial Standard No. 112 will also become effective on January 1, 1968.

Thank you for your interest in the Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

FIRE APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

March 7, 1967

Dr. WILLIAM HADDON, JR. -- NHTSA

We have an inquiry from one of our members as to whether or not all of the lighting standards under the Initial Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as published in the Federal Register Volume 32, Number 23, Part II dated Friday, February 3, 1967 will apply to fire apparatus.

Will you please advise us on this matter so that we may inform our members.

Thank you for your prompt attention.

C. L. Koepenick Secretary-Treasurer