Interpretation ID: nht80-4.21

DATE: 11/28/80

FROM: P. SOARDO -- INSTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE

TO: NHTSA

TITLE: REAPPROVAL OF LIGHTING DEVICES - FEDERAL STANDARD 108

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 03/05/81 EST FROM FRANK BERNDT -- NHTSA TO P. SOARDO; NOA-30; REDBOOK A22, STANDARD 108

TEXT: With reference of the lighting devices to be installed on cars described in the Std. 108, we should like to know when an approval issued by a State according to the said Standard expires. The certificates of approval can be issued for the installation of the device on a specific car or without any reference to present or future installations: is there any difference between these two certificates, as far as their validity is concerned?

We should also like to know which is the procedure foreseen by Std. 108 when a car is no longer manufactured, but of course lighting devices are available as spare parts.

Sincerely Yours,