Transport i infrastruktura · 9/26/1994

Certification

This notice follows NHTSA's partial granting of a petition filed by Michael Robinson, Director, Michigan Department of State Police. The petitioner suggested making mandatory the standardized display of a permanent metal vehicle manufacturer's label for all motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of over 4,536 kilograms (kg) (10,000 pounds (lb)). The petitioner suggested that the label be fabricated of a minimum gauge metal with raised or recessed letters and numbers, be riveted to the vehicle body at specified standard locations and, in the case of trailers, be given reasonable protection from damage. The agency proposes to amend its vehicle certification regulation to require the standardized display of a permanent metal vehicle manufacturer's label for all motor vehicles with a GVWR greater than 4,536 kg (10,000 lb). The label would contain the same information as currently required, with either raised or recessed letters, and be riveted or otherwise permanently secured to the vehicle at specified locations. The petitioner's suggestions that the label be constructed of a specified heavy gauge metal and that the label on trailers be given special protection are denied.