49 C.F.R. § 568.4 Requirements for incomplete vehicle manufacturers.
Title 49 - Transportation
Link to an amendment published at 71 FR 28197, May 15, 2006. (a) The incomplete vehicle manufacturer shall furnish with the incomplete vehicle, at or before the time of delivery, a document that contains the following statements, in the order shown, and any other information required by this chapter to be included therein. (1) Name and mailing address of the incomplete vehicle manufacturer. (2) Month and year during which the incomplete vehicle manufacturer performed his last manufacturing operation on the incomplete vehicle. (3) Identification of the incomplete vehicle(s) to which the document applies. The identification may be by serial number, groups of serial numbers, or otherwise, but it must be sufficient to ascertain positively that a document applies to a particular incomplete vehicle after the document has been removed from the vehicle. (4) Gross vehicle weight rating of the completed vehicle for which the incomplete vehicle is intended. (5) Gross axle weight rating for each axle of the completed vehicle, listed and identified in order from front to rear (e.g., front, first intermediate, second intermediate, rear). The ratings for any consective axles having identical gross axle weight ratings when equipped with tires having the same tire size designation may, at the option of the incomplete vehicle manufacturer, be stated as a single value, with the label indicating to which axles the ratings apply.
Example of Combined Ratings GAWR: (a) All axles—4080 with 7.00–15 LT(D) tires. (b) Front—12,000 with 10.00–20(G) tires. First intermediate to rear—15,000 with 12.00–20(H) tires. (6) Listing of the vehicle types as defined in §571.3 of this chapter (e.g., truck, MPV, bus, trailer) into which the incomplete vehicle may appropriately be manufactured. (7) Listing by number of each standard, in effect at the time of manufacture of the incomplete vehicle, that applies to any of the vehicle types listed in this paragraph (a)(6) of this section, followed in each case by one of the following three types of statement, as applicable: (i) A statement that the vehicle when completed will conform to the standard if no alterations are made in identified components of the incomplete vehicle. Example: 107—This vehicle when completed will conform to Standard 107 (see §571.107 of this chapter), Reflecting Surfaces, if no alterations are made in the windshield wiper components or in the reflecting surfaces in the interior of the cab. (ii) A statement of specific conditions of final manufacture under which the manufacturer specifies that the completed vehicle will conform to the standard. Example: 121—This vehicle when completed will conform to Standard 121, Airbrake Systems (see §571.121 of this chapter), if it does not exceed any of the gross axle weight ratings, if the center of gravity at GVWR is not higher than nine feet above the ground, and if no alterations are made in any brake system component. (iii) A statement that conformity with the standard is not substantially affected by the design of the incomplete vehicle, and that the incomplete vehicle manufacturer makes no representation as to conformity with the standard. (b) The document shall be attached to the incomplete vehicle in such a manner that it will not be inadvertently detached, or alternatively, it may be sent directly to a final-stage manufacturer, intermediate manufacturer or purchaser for purposes other than resale to whom the incomplete vehicle is delivered. [36 FR 7057, Apr. 14, 1971, as amended at 42 FR 31162, June 20, 1977; 42 FR 37371, July 21, 1977; 42 FR 37816, July 25, 1977]
Title 49: Transportation
PART 568—VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN TWO OR MORE STAGES
§ 568.4 Requirements for incomplete vehicle manufacturers.
