Weekend Warrior Trailers, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance, 5409 [E6-1372]
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that the noncompliance described is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
Accordingly, Corbeil’s petition is hereby
denied.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120;
delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and
501.8.)
Issued on: January 27, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E6–1373 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am]
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Weekend Warrior Trailers, Inc., Denial
of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
Weekend Warrior Trailers, Inc.
(Weekend Warrior) has determined that
certain ramp-equipped travel trailers
that it produced in 2001 through 2005
do not comply with 49 CFR 571.108,
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 108, ‘‘Lamps, reflective
devices, and associated equipment.’’
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h), Weekend Warrior has
petitioned for a determination that this
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and has filed an
appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR
part 573, ‘‘Defect and Noncompliance
Reports.’’ Notice of receipt of the
petition was published, with a 30 day
comment period, on November 23, 2005
in the Federal Register (70 FR 70915).
NHTSA received one comment.
Affected are a total of approximately
13,447 ramp-equipped travel trailers
produced between January 2001 and
September 2005. FMVSS No. 108
requires that these vehicles be equipped
with amber intermediate side marker
lamps and reflex reflectors, and red
identification lamps. However, the
subject vehicles are not equipped with
these devices.
Weekend Warrior believes that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and that no
corrective action is warranted. Weekend
Warrior states that the noncompliance
has caused no safety related accidents or
injuries, and that it has received no
customer complaints or notification of
injuries or deaths related to the absence
of the required items.
NHTSA has reviewed the petition and
has determined that the noncompliance
is not inconsequential to motor vehicle
safety.
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Weekend Warrior did not equip the
subject trailers with identification
lamps, intermediate side reflex
reflectors, or intermediate side marker
lamps, all of which have been required
on large trailers since January 1, 1969.
The ability of motorists to distinguish
large trucks and trailers from passenger
vehicles is an essential component of
crash avoidance because of size,
maneuvering, and speed differences
between the two types of vehicles. High
mounted identification lamps uniquely
identify large vehicles and do so with
the longest possible sight preview of the
lamps. Intermediate side marker lamps
and reflex reflectors provide additional
marking to notify oncoming drivers of
the presence of a long vehicle and one
across the roadway.
The agency received one comment
from FMVSS Consulting, which
supported denial of this petition, based
on the safety need for enhanced lighting
and conspicuity materials which, the
commenter states, are needed because
‘‘[t]railers need abundant conspicuity at
night to meet the need for safety.’’
NHTSA agrees.
A review of NHTSA’s research report
‘‘An Analysis of Fatal Large Truck
Crashes’’ (DOT HS 809 569) indicates
that 7,026 passenger vehicle drivers
died as a result of crashes with
combination trucks (i.e., trucks pulling
trailers) from 1996 through 1999. Of
those, 11 percent were rear end
collisions with the passenger vehicle
striking the combination truck, 13
percent were sideswipes where the
passenger vehicle encroached, and 5
percent were related to trucks turning
across the path of the passenger vehicle.
NHTSA believes that commercial
vehicle conspicuity may have been a
factor in many of these crashes.
Therefore, NHTSA concludes that the
manufacturer’s installation of these
components, as required by FMVSS No.
108, is critical for motor vehicle safety.
Weekend Warrior notes that it has not
received any complaints or reports of
injury as a result of the missing
equipment. The agency does not
consider the company’s having not
received such complaints or reports to
be compelling evidence of the
inconsequentiality of this
noncompliance to safety.
In consideration of the foregoing,
NHTSA has decided that the petitioner
has not met its burden of persuasion
that the noncompliance described is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
Accordingly, Weekend Warrior’s
petition is hereby denied.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120;
delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and
501.8.)
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Issued on: Janaury 27, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2005-22971; Notice 2]
Weekend Warrior Trailers, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision
of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Weekend Warrior Trailers, Inc. (Weekend Warrior) has determined
that certain ramp-equipped travel trailers that it produced in 2001
through 2005 do not comply with 49 CFR 571.108, Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, ``Lamps, reflective devices, and
associated equipment.'' Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h),
Weekend Warrior has petitioned for a determination that this
noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety and has filed
an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, ``Defect and
Noncompliance Reports.'' Notice of receipt of the petition was
published, with a 30 day comment period, on November 23, 2005 in the
Federal Register (70 FR 70915). NHTSA received one comment.
Affected are a total of approximately 13,447 ramp-equipped travel
trailers produced between January 2001 and September 2005. FMVSS No.
108 requires that these vehicles be equipped with amber intermediate
side marker lamps and reflex reflectors, and red identification lamps.
However, the subject vehicles are not equipped with these devices.
Weekend Warrior believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential
to motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted.
Weekend Warrior states that the noncompliance has caused no safety
related accidents or injuries, and that it has received no customer
complaints or notification of injuries or deaths related to the absence
of the required items.
NHTSA has reviewed the petition and has determined that the
noncompliance is not inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
Weekend Warrior did not equip the subject trailers with
identification lamps, intermediate side reflex reflectors, or
intermediate side marker lamps, all of which have been required on
large trailers since January 1, 1969. The ability of motorists to
distinguish large trucks and trailers from passenger vehicles is an
essential component of crash avoidance because of size, maneuvering,
and speed differences between the two types of vehicles. High mounted
identification lamps uniquely identify large vehicles and do so with
the longest possible sight preview of the lamps. Intermediate side
marker lamps and reflex reflectors provide additional marking to notify
oncoming drivers of the presence of a long vehicle and one across the
roadway.
The agency received one comment from FMVSS Consulting, which
supported denial of this petition, based on the safety need for
enhanced lighting and conspicuity materials which, the commenter
states, are needed because ``[t]railers need abundant conspicuity at
night to meet the need for safety.'' NHTSA agrees.
A review of NHTSA's research report ``An Analysis of Fatal Large
Truck Crashes'' (DOT HS 809 569) indicates that 7,026 passenger vehicle
drivers died as a result of crashes with combination trucks (i.e.,
trucks pulling trailers) from 1996 through 1999. Of those, 11 percent
were rear end collisions with the passenger vehicle striking the
combination truck, 13 percent were sideswipes where the passenger
vehicle encroached, and 5 percent were related to trucks turning across
the path of the passenger vehicle. NHTSA believes that commercial
vehicle conspicuity may have been a factor in many of these crashes.
Therefore, NHTSA concludes that the manufacturer's installation of
these components, as required by FMVSS No. 108, is critical for motor
vehicle safety.
Weekend Warrior notes that it has not received any complaints or
reports of injury as a result of the missing equipment. The agency does
not consider the company's having not received such complaints or
reports to be compelling evidence of the inconsequentiality of this
noncompliance to safety.
In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA has decided that the
petitioner has not met its burden of persuasion that the noncompliance
described is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly,
Weekend Warrior's petition is hereby denied.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120; delegations of authority at
CFR 1.50 and 501.8.)
Issued on: Janaury 27, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E6-1372 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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