Interpretation ID: nht74-1.20
DATE: 07/23/74
FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; R. B. Dyson; NHTSA
TO: Toyo Rubber Industry Company, Ltd.
TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION
TEXT: This responds to your July 8, 1974, question whether publication of a brochure that lists the rims that may be used with the tires produced by Toyo Tire Corporation would meet the requirements of S5.1 of Standard No. 119, New pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars.
Publication of such a brochure would meet the requirement of S5.1 so long as the tires are listed in accordance with S5.1(a), that is by manufacturer name or brand name, followed by a listing of rims that may be used with each tire listed. The brochure would have to be supplied to dealers of the manufacturer's tires, to any person upon request, and in duplicate to: Tire Division, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.
Yours truly,
ATTACH.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -- Docket Section
SUBJECT: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 119, S5 Tire and Rim Matching Information
Dear Sir:
FMVSS No. 119 is requiring as follows:
S5 Tire and Rim Matching Information
S5.1 Each manufacturer of tires shall ensure that a listing of the rims that may be used with each tire that he produces is provided to the public in one of the following forms:
(a) Listed by manufacturer name or brand name in a document furnished to dealers of the manufacturer's tires, to any person upon request, and in duplicate to: Tire Division, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590; or
(b) Contained in publications, current at the date of manufacture of the tire or any later date, of at least one of the following organizations:
The Tire and Rim Association.
The European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization.
Japanese Industrial Standards.
Deutsche Industrie Norm.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders, Ltd.
British Standards Institution.
Scandinavian Tire and Rim Organization.
In case any particular tire and rim matching information is not contained in the publications mentioned in S5.1(b), and since S5.1(a) requires the tire manufacturer to provide a document to the public, we are going to use as a document a brochure which shows the tire and rim combination to be used.
We understand that such a brochure would comply with the requirement of S5.1. Please let us know your opinion as to whether our understanding is correct or not.
Should our understanding be incorrect, please let us know what kind of document we must provide to the public.
Your prompt reply would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, Y. Takami -- Technical Representative, TOYO RUBBER INDUSTRY COMPANY, LTD.