Interpretation ID: nht72-6.41

DATE: 08/09/72

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Lawrence R. Schneider; NHTSA

TO: International Housing Inc.

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in reply to your letters of June 9 and July 21, 1972 to Mr. E. T. Driver requesting further clarification of the Tire Identification and Recordkeeping regulations (49 CFR 574) concerning the responsibility of vehicle manufacturers and dealers in cases where no agreement can be reached between the two as to the method of recording the required information.

Under the circumstances you describe it is the vehicle manufacturer who is ultimately responsible for maintaining the name and address of the purchaser of the vehicle and a record that will supply enough information concerning the tires to enable the manufacturer to conduct a defect notification if the tires are found to be defective.