Interpretation ID: nht78-4.19

DATE: 01/25/78

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Joseph J. Levin Jr.; NHTSA

TO: Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc.

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: In your letter of December 19, 1977, you have requested "a testing exemption" for one diesel car to be operated by your technical service department for 1 year, "to determine the marketing potential of a vehicle of this kind."

No exemption is necessary. Pursuant to 19 CFR 12.80 (b)(2)(vii) simply check Box 7 of the HS-7 Form that must be executed upon the vehicle's entry, and attach to the form a sheet explaining the purpose for which the vehicle is imported, the length of time it will be used on the public roads, and its intended disposal after that time.

Sincerely,

ATTACH.

MERCEDES - BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

December 19, 1977

Joan Claybrook, Administrator -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Subject: Request for Testing Exemption for One 307 Van

Dear Ms. Claybrook:

We would like to request a testing exemption for:

One Mercedes-Benz 307 Van, 3.5 tons (7,716 lbs.), Wheelbase 3,350 mm (131.9 in.), equipped with OM 616 - diesel engine (4 cyl., 146 cu. in.).

This vehicle will be operated by our Technical Service Department in Montvale, N. J. We propose to determine the marketing potential of a vehicle of this kind.

We are planning to have the vehicle in service for 1 year starting in February 1978. After this time, the vehicle will be shipped back to Germany.

Please feel free to contact us if any further information is needed.

Sincerely yours, K. H. Faber