REGISTERED IMPORTER NEWSLETTER No. 17
Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance
September 2000
The last newsletter advised that service insurance policies must be written by an insurance company or by a company that is backed by an insurance company. We are accepting policies written by the following companies:
Automobile Consumer Service Corporation 800-824-7059 Mr. Bob Clemens
Avalon Risk Management Inc. 888-750-5677 Mr. Mike Brown
Continental American Insurance Company 317-232-5251 Mr. George Thompson
Roanoke Trade Services 415-765-6636 Mr. Terry Cummings
You must check with the insurance commission in your state
to determine if the company you select is authorized to sell service insurance
policies in your state. Read your
policy closely. Many only cover
vehicles eligible under VSA 80, 81, 82 or 83, and you cannot use these policies
for vehicles with other eligibility numbers.
This
will be your only reminder that it is time to submit the information required
to permit you to continue as an RI in FY 2001. The following information
must be submitted in September for FY 2001 registration, which begins October
1, 2000. For uninterrupted service all
required information must be received by October 31, 2000.
1. Check made payable to the Treasurer of the United States, or
authorization to charge the $416 fee if you are approved for credit card use,
2. Statement required by 49 CFR Part 592.5(e),
3. Service Insurance Policy for FY 2001 with notarized signatures,
4. Changes in any application information not previously reported.
5. Copy of certification label for a motorcycle, passenger car, light
truck and heavy truck. Four types
of labels must be completed with information for specific vehicles. See certification labels below.
The statement of conformity
has been revised to provide a space for odometer information and to identify
the location of where the vehicle is being stored and is available for
inspection. Failure to provide this
information after November 1, 2000, may result in the conformity package being
returned. Data disk submission of this
information should be discussed with Ms. Rena Lee at 202-366-7982.
The fee schedule for FY 2001
is attached. There is a significant
difference in the processing fee if the RI makes entry with a custom broker
through ABI,
has an e-mail account on file, pays by credit card, and the information filed
on ABI and the conformity statement is correct. If we are able to benefit from these time-saving advantages, the
fee is $6. If the information submitted
to Customs by the broker is incorrect or the conformity package contains
incorrect information which require manual corrections, the fee will be
$16. Make sure information submitted
is correct.
When using the NHTSA
website to determine if a vehicle is subject to a recall it is imperative that
you query the system properly. Use the
pull down menus to ensure that the vehicle model is correctly identified. For example, if you enter a 1995 GMC K-1500
you would conclude that the vehicle has not been subject to any recalls. If you correctly identify the vehicle as a
1995 GMC Sierra you would find that the model has been subject to recall.
Starting next quarter you
will no longer send Part 573 quarterly status reports to OVSC. Your next quarterly report due by October
30, 2000 should be sent directly to the Office of Defect Investigations. The correct mailing address is: RI Part 573
Quarterly Status Report, RAD/ODI, NSA-11, NHTSA, 400 7th Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20590.
You are required to submit copies of 4 different types of certification labels with your renewal information. Labels for the following vehicle types are different: 1. - passenger car; 2. - truck and MPV less than 6,000 lb; 3. - truck, and MPV over 6,000 lb, bus and trailer; and 4. - motorcycle. Not all Canadian vehicles meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 120. This standard requires that weight ratings, and tire pressures appear in metric followed by LB or PSI in parenthesis, as appropriate. Usually the FMVSS No. 120 labeling requirement is combined with the Part 567 certification label requirement in a combination label and is encouraged. If you have any questions concerning your labels please contact Mr. David Coleman at 202-366-5302.
Many conformity packages
have been returned for a variety of reasons.
You have been reminded of these reasons in past newsletters but many of
you have failed to adhere their guidance.
The FAX advising you of the errors warns that if you continue to make
the same errors appropriate sanctions may be imposed against your company. If a sampling of your folders identifies
errors, all submissions will be returned not just the folders with the
errors. When resubmitting, you must band
and return all folders at the same time.
Be sure to include the attachment (echo sheet) to the FAX sent to
you when returning the folders.
When the basis for a
petition is that there is a substantially similar US certified vehicle and
modification is required to bring the vehicle into conformity with a standard, the
nonconforming part number and the US part number must be identified. If the modification required is other than
replacement of a part, a detailed description of the modification is
required. Petitions not identifying
the part numbers or detailed descriptions will be returned to the petitioner
for the additional information.
CANADIAN ELIGIBILITY
NUMBERS.
Make sure you and your
broker are using the correct VSA numbers for vehicles less than 25 years old
that were certified to the Canadian Safety Regulations.
VSA-80 Passenger cars that
meet FMVSS Nos. 208 and 214(see Appendix
A of 49 CFR 593 for model year requirements)
VSA-81 MPVs, trucks and buses with a GVWR 10,000 lb or less that meet FMVSS Nos. 202, 208, 214 and 216 (see Appendix A of 49 CFR 593 for model year requirements)
VSA-82 MPVs, trucks and buses with a GVWR greater than 10,000 lb
VSA-83 Trailers and motorcycles
CONTRACTING
OUT
An RI cannot contract out any of the modification work. Replacement of the speedometer/odometer is modification work and cannot be contracted out. The RI itself must remove and install the speedometer/odometer. Sanctions may be taken against RIs contracting out any modification work.
3 Attachments
1. Statement of Conformity
2. FY 2001 Fee Schedule
3. Certification Labels
Attachment
2
REGISTERED
IMPORTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR FY 2001
ACTIVITY |
FEE |
New Registered Importer Application |
$584 |
Annual Maintenance of Registration |
$416 |
Vehicle Eligibility Determinations |
|
|
Petition for substantially similar
vehicle · Paid when petition is filed·
Paid for each vehicle |
$175 $105 |
|
Petition for vehicle capable of being
modified ·
Paid when petition is filed ·
Paid for each covered vehicle |
$800 $125 |
|
NHTSA initiative – Paid for each covered
vehicle ·
Determination before October 1, 2000 ·
Determination after October 1, 2000 |
$0 $125 |
Processing Costs |
|
|
Bond |
$5.75 |
|
Conformity Package |
$16 |
|
Conformity Package w/ABI, e-mail, credit
card, information correctly entered |
$6 |
Attachment 3
REGISTERED IMPORTER
CERTIFICATION LABELS
Passenger
Car
|
MANUFACTURED
BY: THE
FINE CAR COMPANY, INC. IMPORTED
BY ABC
IMPORTERS DATE
OF MANUFACTURE: MAY 1999 GVWR
000 KG (000 LB) GAWR
FRONT 000 KG (000 LB) REAR 000 KG (000 LB) THIS
VEHICLE CONFORMS TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, BUMPER, AND
THEFT PREVENTION STANDARDS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE SHOWN ABOVE VIN:
123456789X1234567 TYPE: PASSENGER CAR |
Vehicles other than passenger
cars are required to have tire information on a label meeting the requirements
of FMVSS No. 120, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other Than Passenger
Cars. The tire information label must be affixed to the same location as
the certification label which is typically on the driver=s door or door pillar.
FMVSS
No. 120 tire information label
|
GVWR 271 KG (598 LB) GAWR FRONT 110 KG (243 LB) WITH 120/70R18M/C TIRE,
18XMT3.00 RIM, AT 250 KPA (36 PSI) COLD SINGLE GAWR REAR 161 KG (355 LB) WITH 160/60R17M/C TIRE,
17XMT4.00 RIM, AT 250 KPA (36 PSI) COLD SINGLE |
An RI label may serve as a combination certification
label (49CFR 567.4) and tire information label (49CFR571.120.5.3) to bring
vehicles (other than passenger cars) lacking a correct tire information label
into compliance with U.S. requirements.
Combination label for
trucks and MPV vehicles with GVWRs less than 6001 lb
|
MANUFACTURED BY: THE FINE TRUCK COMPANY,
INC. IMPORTED BY ABC IMPORTERS DATE OF MANUFACTURE: MAY 1999 GVWR 2676 KG (5900 LB) GAWR FRONT WITH TIRES AT COLD PRESSURE
RIMS 000 KG (000 LB) 000R00 00 KPA (00 PSI) SINGLE 00.0x0.00ZZ GAWR REAR WITH TIRES AT
COLD PRESSURE RIMS 000 KG (000 LB) 000R00 00 KPA (00 PSI) DUAL 00.0x0.00ZZ THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO
ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND THEFT PREVENTION STANDARDS IN
EFFECT ON THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE SHOWN ABOVE. VIN: 123456789X1234567 TYPE: TRUCK |
|
MANUFACTURED BY: THE FINE TRUCK COMPANY,
INC. IMPORTED BY ABC IMPORTERS DATE OF MANUFACTURE: MAY 1999 GVWR 2812 KG (6200 LB) GAWR FRONT WITH TIRES AT COLD PRESSURE
RIMS 000 KG (000 LB) 000R00 00 KPA (00 PSI) SINGLE 00.0x0.00ZZ GAWR REAR WITH TIRES AT
COLD PRESSURE RIMS 000 KG (000 LB) 000R00 00 KPA (00 PSI) DUAL 00.0x0.00ZZ THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO
ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE
OF MANUFACTURE SHOWN ABOVE. VIN: 123456789X1234567 TYPE: TRUCK |
|
MANUFACTURED BY: MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURERS, INC. DATE OF MANUFACTURE: JUNE 1998 IMPORTED BY: MOTORCYCLE IMPORTS, INC. GVWR 271 KG (598 LB) GAWR FRONT 110 KG (243 LB) WITH 120/70R18M/C TIRE, 18XMT3.00 RIM, AT 250
KPA (36 PSI) COLD GAWR REAR 161 KG (355 LB) WITH 160/60R17M/C TIRE, 17XMT4.00 RIM, AT 250
KPA (36 PSI) COLD THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE
SHOWN ABOVE. VIN WMIXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
TYPE: MOTORCYCLE |
Combination labels must be typed in capitals, using sans serif font, and must contain the
following 17 elements.
1.
The words: AMANUFACTURED BY@ or the abbreviation AMFD BY@
2.
Manufacturers name
3.
Month and year of
manufacture
4.
The words: AIMPORTED BY@
5.
RI=s name (address is optional)
6.
The words: AGVWR@ or AGROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING@
7.
The GVWR value expressed
in AKG@ followed by the equivalent value in ALB@ within
parenthesis.
8.
The words: AGAWR FRONT@ or AGROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING FRONT@
9.
The GAWR value in AKG@ followed by the equivalent value in ALB@ within
parenthesis.
10. The words: AGAWR REAR@ or AGROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING REAR@
11. The GAWR value in AKG@ followed by the equivalent value in ALB@ within parenthesis.
12. Tire size:
(with appropriate prefixes and suffixes)
13. Rim size:
(with appropriate prefixes and suffixes)
14. Cold inflation pressure stated in AKPA@ followed by the equivalent value in APSI@ within
parenthesis. and (for other than passenger cars) followed by ASINGLE@ or ADUAL@ describing tire mounting
15. Correct compliance statement applicable for type
vehicle, i.e. a passenger car w/ theft markings, an incomplete vehicle, a heavy
truck, etc.
16. Vehicle identification number (VIN):
17. Type vehicle: (i.e. PASSENGER CAR, TRUCK, MPV, BUS, TRAILER, MOTORCYCLE)
COMMON ERRORS:
1.
When figuring GVWR and
GAWR (for other than passenger cars) not subtracting 10% from capacity of AP@ passenger car
tires; #7,9, and 11
2.
Not stating the GVWR,
GAWR and cold inflation press in AXXX
KG (XXX LB) format; #7,9, and 11.
3.
Altering the words in
the statement; #15.
4.
Describing the type as
something other than the types listed in 49 CFR 571.3; #17.
5.
Not including the prefix
of passenger car tires as: AP@205/75R15; #12.
6.
Not including the
prefixes AST@ or ALT@ in special
trailer or light truck tires; #12.
7.
Not including the load
range as a suffix in ST, or LT tires as:
ST205/75R15(C); #12.
8.
Not including the load
range as a suffix for heavy truck tires such as: 11R22.5 (H); #12
9.
Not describing the rim
fully, i.e. diameter and width 22.5 X 8.25; #13.
10. Not including the suffix of the rim, as: 15" X 6" J; #13.
11. Changing the order of the information. 49 CFR 567 requires the order as shown;
#1-17.