Interpretation ID: nht91-3.34

DATE: April 30, 1991

FROM: Bill Lewandowski -- Account Manager, Kelsey Products Division, Kelsey Hayes

TO: Taylor Vinson -- Legal Council, NHTSA

COPYEE: E. Kowalski; M. McGrath

TITLE: Stop Lamp Activation

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 11-22-91 from Paul Jackson Rice to William J. Lewandoski (A38; Std. 108); Also attached to letter dated 7-9-91 from William J. Lewandowski to Robert Helluth (OCC 6245); Also attached to letter dated 5-23-91 from Paul Jackson Rice to Bill Lewandoski

TEXT:

Please provide information relative to NHTSA regulations/guidelines on vehicle/trailer stop light activation.

Can activation of the trailer BRAKES and non-activation of the tow vehicle/trailer stop lights comply with D.O.T., F.V.M.S.S. 108 and/or N.H.T.S.A?

Thanks in advance for information available on this subject.

ATTACHMENT

Literature on the Tekonsha Voyager electronic brake control. (Text and graphics omitted)