Interpretation ID: nht89-2.29

TYPE: Interpretation-NHTSA

DATE: July 6, 1989

FROM: Bob Jones -- Triple J Motors Saipan, Inc.

TO: Ben Blas -- Congressman

TITLE: Re Ref: 704-11

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 7-5-90 from Robert H. Jones to Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance Enforcement, NHTSA; Also attached to letter dated 3-11-91 from Paul Jackson Rice to Robert H. Jones (A37; VSA Sec. 103(8)); Also attached to l etter dated 1-22-91 from Robert H. Jones to Clive Van Orden (OCC 5733); Also attached to letter dated 12-11-90 from Robert H. Jones to Clive Van Orden; Also attached to letter dated 10-11-90 from Robert H. Jones to Congressman Ben Blaz

TEXT:

I am enclosing copies of a number of letters which create more confussion than they eliminate.

The problem is quite simple. Triple J Motors on Saipan is in compliance with FMVSS and FMCSR Safety and EPA Regulations with all vehicles which we sell. No other dealer is 100% in compliance. All have sold or are selling vehicles which do not meet the Department of Transportation Safety Requirements and/or EPA Regulations.

I want one of two things; either the Federal Government, through its U.S. Attorneys Office, should enforce the laws or set them aside so we all can play on a level ground. I am afraid to violate the regulations and wind up in a law suit as a result of a n accident or some late late action from the Federal Government.

Any assitance you can give would be greatly appreciated. We don't care which way it goes; just a clarification that the CNMI must comply and enforce the regulations or that the regulations don't apply, so that we can import the same non compliance type of vehicles as the competition.