Interpretation ID: nht68-3.46

DATE: 07/31/68

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

TO: Associazione Nazionale Fra Industrie Automobilistiche

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Thank you for your letter of June 3 to the National Highway Safety Bureau asking "whether the solution given in the enclosed drawing N. 591-1559 of Ferrari is in line with the requirements" of Federal motor vehicle safety standard No. 211.

This standard states that "wheel nuts, hub caps, and wheel discs for use on passenger cars . . . shall not incorporate winged projections". The Ferrari plan appears to incorporate such a projection, even though it is recessed. Accordingly the proposed solution by Ferrari does not meet the requirements of Federal standard No. 211.

ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE FRA INDUSTRIE AUTOMOBILISTICHE

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration National Highway Safety Bureau

June 3 1968

Motor Vehicle Safety Standard n. 211

Reference is made to your letter of December 21st 1967 and we wish to thank you very much for the explanations about the standard N. 211.

Further we would appreciate it very much your letting us know whether the solution given in the enclosed drawing N. 591-1559 of Ferrari is in line with the requirements concerning "wheel nuts, hub caps and wheel discs".

Thanking you in advance, we remain

Faithfully Yours,

(Illegible Word) Direttore (Francesco Palazzi)