Interpretation ID: nht68-3.40

DATE: 07/12/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Joseph R. O'Gorman; NHTSA

TO: Western Body and Hoist Company

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Thank you for your letter of April 9, 1968, to the Federal Highway Administration, in which you requested clarification of the requirements for amber side marker lamps and amber side reflectors.

A copy of presently applicable standards, and some proposed standards are enclosed. Note that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, effective January 1, 1969, requires amber front side marker lamps, and amber front side reflectors for vehicles of less than 30 feet overall length, and 80 or more inches in overall width. When the overall vehicle length is less than 30 feet and the front side marker lamps and front side reflectors have been mounted on the cab by the chassis-cab manufacturer, an additional set of the foregoing lamps and reflectors is not required on the body when it is installed.

With respect to the requirements of Standard No. 108, I must point out that this Bureau does not issue approvals on items of lighting equipment or on vehicle designs incorporating this equipment. Therefore, the above comments are for your information only and in no way relieve the vehicle manufacturer from his responsibility for certifying that the assembled vehicle meets the requirements of the standard.

I trust this answers your questions.