Interpretation ID: nht76-5.22

DATE: 03/11/76

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Richard B. Dyson; NHTSA

TO: Hardings Lane

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: I am writing in response to your March 9, 1976, telephone conversation with Mark Schwimmer of this office concerning the meaning of "GVWR" as it appears in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 301-75, Fuel System Integrity.

"GVWR" or "Gross vehicle weight rating" is defined in 49 CFR 571.3 as:

the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.

One constraint on this specification is found in @ 567.4(g)(3) of 49 CFR Part 567, Certification, which requires that the GVWR shall not

be less than the sum of the unloaded vehicle weight, rated cargo load, and 150 pounds times the vehicle's designated seating capacity. . . .

An information sheet entitled "Where to Obtain Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations" is enclosed for your convenience. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to write.