Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Condition of glazing. Glazing shall meet the requirements of
Chapter 161 (relating to glazing materials). See
75 Pa.C.S. §
4526
(relating to safety glass).
(b)
Safety glazing. A vehicle specified under this subchapter
shall be equipped with safety glazing in all windshields, windows and wings.
The requirements of this subsection do not apply to a vehicle manufactured or
assembled before January 1, 1934, if the original glazing is not cracked or
discolored.
(c)
Stickers. Stickers shall be located as follows:
(1) Truck weight classification
sticker-trucks only-shall be affixed to lower left hand corner of the
windshield to the immediate right of the certificate of inspection.
(2) The following stickers are authorized to
be affixed to windshield or windows, as indicated:
(i) Out-of-State inspection stickers, tax
stamps, road use permits or other government-related permits-municipalities and
states-may be placed at the lower left or right-hand corner of the
windshield.
(ii) A Delaware River
Port Authority Bridge Travel Permit may be affixed to the left rear window.
This permit is 2-1/4 inches by 4-1/4 inches and is an automatic triggering
device for passing vehicles through toll gates on a bridge.
(iii) The suggested manufacturer's retail
price sheet may be affixed to a new vehicle of a dealer. These labels are
permitted only on the lower portion of a side window, as far to the rear of a
vehicle as possible. When the vehicle is sold, this label shall be
removed.
(d)
Obstructions. A vehicle specified under this subchapter shall
have glazing free from obstructions as described in §
175.80 (relating to inspection
procedure).
(1) With the exception of
materials in paragraph (4), signs, posters or other materials whose design
prevents a driver from seeing through the material may not be placed on the
windshield, a side wing, a side window or rear window so as to obstruct,
obscure or impair the driver's clear view of the highway or an intersecting
highway. Under FMVSS No. 205, these restrictions do not apply to the rear side
windows, rear wings or rear window of trucks or multipurpose passenger
vehicles.
(2) With the exception of
materials in paragraph (4), signs, posters or other materials whose design
prevents a driver from seeing through the material may not be placed on a rear
side window, rear wing or rear window of a passenger car which either covers
more than 20% of the exposed portion of the windows or wings, or extends more
than 3 1/2 inches above the lowest exposed portion of the windows or
wings.
(3) This subsection also
applies to glass etchings, except those used for vehicle
identification.
(4) A sun screening
device or other material which does not permit a person to see or view the
inside of the vehicle is prohibited, unless otherwise permitted by FMVSS No.
205, or a certificate of exemption has been issued in compliance with §
175.265 (relating to exemption
provisions). See Table X for specific requirements for vehicles subject to this
subchapter. Passenger car requirements relating to the rear window are
delineated by vehicle model year in Table X.
(5) Vehicles specified under this subchapter
may not have an obstruction forward of the windshield which extends more than 2
inches upward into the horizontally projected vision area of the windshield
with the exception of windshield wiper components.
The provisions of this §175.67 amended under the Vehicle
Code,
75 Pa.C.S. §§
4103,
4301,
4501,
4521,
4524 and
6103.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
175.80 (relating to inspection
procedure).
