[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR568.4]

[Page 171-172]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 568--VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN TWO OR MORE STAGES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 568.4  Requirements for incomplete vehicle manufacturers.

    (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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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.

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    (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]