Interpretation ID: nht73-4.19
DATE: 05/09/73
FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Richard B. Dyson; NHTSA
TO: Southern California Edison Company
TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION
TEXT: This is in response to your letter of April 13, 1973, in which you ask whether the installation of a truck body or derrick on a new chassis-cab by your company for its own use makes it a final-stage manufacturer subject to the identification and certification provisions implementing the Highway Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Public Law 89-563.
The answer to your question is yes. The completion of a motor vehicle by a manufacturer for its own use does not relieve it of responsibility for certification.
As a final-stage manufacturer, you are required to submit the information specified in 49 CFR Part 566, Manufacturer Identification. I am enclosing a copy of Part 566 for your information. No specific format is required, and a letter report will suffice.
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