Interpretation ID: nht68-2.35

DATE: 06/04/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; william H. Risteen; NHTSA

TO: Clauson Manufacturing Company, Inc.

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Your letter of May 20, 1968, to Mr. Bridwell, concerning pickup covers, has been referred to me for reply.

Pickup covers which you describe are considered to be in the same category an slide-in campers and are items of motor vehicle equipment for use in motor vehicles. As such pickup covers must meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, Glazing Materials-Passenger Cars, Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles, Trucks, Buses and Motorcycles.