U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

1 TP-108-13. DRAFT. December 4, 2007. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION . NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. LABORATORY TEST PROCEDURE. FOR. FMVSS 108. Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance West Building, NVS222. 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE. Washington, DC 20590. ii REVISION CONTROL LOG. FOR OVSC LABORATORY. TEST PROCEDURES. TP-108. Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment TEST PROCEDURE FMVSS 108 DESCRIPTION. REV. EFFECTIVE. No. DATE AMENDMENT DATE. 12 June 2, 1987 June 2, 1987. Convert into MSWord and August 15, August 15, 13 tbd reorganize to accommodate 2007 2007. 108 rewrite. iii OVSC LABORATORY TEST PROCEDURE NO. 108. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

2 PAGE. 1. PURPOSE AND 1. 2. GENERAL 2. 3. SECURITY .. 2. 4. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING .. 2. 5. TEST SCHEDULING AND MONITORING .. 3. 6. TEST DATA 3. 7. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP).. 3. 8. CALIBRATION OF TEST 3. 9. PHOTOGRAPHIC 4. 10. 5. 11. PRETEST REQUIREMENTS .. 14. 12. COMPLIANCE TEST 17. ) Turn Signal Lamps ) Front turn signal lamps ) Rear turn signal lamps ) Taillamps ) Stop lamps ) Side marker lamps ) Clearance and identification lamps ) Backup lamps ) License plate lamps ) Parking lamps ) High-mounted stop lamps ) Daytime running lamps ) School bus signal lamps ) Reflex reflectors ) Conspicuity systems ) Turn signal operating unit ) Turn signal flasher ) Turn signal pilot indicator ) Headlamp beam switching device ) Upper beam headlamp indicator ) Vehicular hazard warning signal operating unit ) Vehicular hazard warning signal flasher ) Vehicular hazard warning signal pilot indicator ) Sealed beam headlighting systems iv ) Integral beam headlighting systems )

3 Replaceable bulb headlighting systems ) Combination headlighting systems ) Motorcycle headlighting systems ) Motorcycle headlamp modulation systems ) Headlamp aimability ) Replaceable light sources ) Headlamp concealment devices ) Replaceable headlamp lens requirements 13. POST TEST .260. 14. REPORTS ..261. MONTHLY STATUS REPORTS ..261. APPARENT TEST .261. FINAL TEST ..261.. 261. 262. FIRST THREE 262. TABLE OF 266. 15. SAMPLE TEST 267. APPENDIX APPENDIX B .. 661. APPENDIX C .. 663. APPENDIX D .. 665. APPENDIX E .. 667. APPENDIX 669. APPENDIX G .. 673. APPENDIX 688. APPENDIX 691. APPENDIX 711. v 1. 1. PURPOSE AND APPLICATION. The Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC) provides contractor laboratories with Laboratory Test Procedures as guidelines for obtaining compliance test data.

4 The data is used to determine if a specific vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment is potentially non-compliant with an applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS). The purpose of the OVSC. Laboratory Test Procedures is to present a uniform testing and data recording format, and provide suggestions for the use of specific equipment and procedures. If any contractor views any part of an OVSC Laboratory Test Procedure to be in conflict with a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) or observes deficiencies in a Laboratory Test Procedure, the contractor is required to advise the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). and resolve the discrepancy prior to the start of compliance testing.

5 Every contractor is required to submit a detailed test procedure to the COTR. before initiating the compliance test program. The procedure must include a step-by-step description of the methodology to be used. The contractor's test procedure shall contain a complete listing of test equipment with make and model number and a detailed check-off sheet. The list of test equipment shall include instrument accuracy and calibration dates. All equipment shall be calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. There shall be no contradictions between the Laboratory Test Procedure and the contractor's in- house test procedure. Written approval of the in-house test procedures shall be obtained from the COTR before initiating the compliance test program.

6 The OVSC Laboratory Test Procedures are not intended to limit or restrain a contractor from developing or utilizing any testing techniques or equipment which will assist in procuring the required compliance test data. These Laboratory Test Procedures do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation for use of any product or method. However, the application of any such testing technique or equipment is subject to prior approval of the COTR. NOTE: The OVSC Laboratory Test Procedures, prepared for the limited purpose of use by independent laboratories under contract to conduct compliance tests for the OVSC, are not rules, regulations or NHTSA. interpretations regarding the meaning of a FMVSS. The Laboratory Test Procedures are not intended to limit the requirements of the applicable FMVSS(s).

7 In some cases, the OVSC Laboratory Test Procedures do not include all of the various FMVSS minimum performance requirements. Recognizing applicable test tolerances, the Laboratory Test Procedures may specify test conditions that are less severe than the minimum requirements of the standard. In addition, the Laboratory Test Procedures may be modified by the OVSC at any time without notice, and the COTR. may direct or authorize contractors to deviate from these procedures, as long as the tests are performed in a manner consistent with the standard itself and within the scope of the contract. Laboratory Test Procedures may not be relied upon to create any right or benefit in any person. Therefore, compliance of a vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment is not necessarily guaranteed if the manufacturer limits its certification tests to those described in the OVSC Laboratory Test Procedures.

8 2. 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108- Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment, herein referred to as the Standard or this Standard, specifies requirements for original and replacement lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. The purpose of the standard is to reduce traffic accidents and deaths and injuries resulting from traffic accidents, by providing adequate illumination of the roadway, and by enhancing the conspicuity of motor vehicles on the public roads so that their presence is perceived and their signals understood, both in daylight and in darkness or other conditions of reduced visibility. The standard applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPVs), trucks, buses, trailers (except pole trailers and trailer converter dollies), and motorcycles, and to lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment for replacement of like equipment on vehicles to which this standard applies.

9 Each vehicle shall be equipped with at least the number of lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment specified in the Standard, and required equipment shall be designed to conform to the SAE Standards or Recommended Practices referenced in the Standard as applicable. 3. SECURITY. The contractor shall provide appropriate security measures to protect the OVSC. test equipment from unauthorized personnel during the entire compliance testing program. The contractor is financially responsible for any acts of theft and/or vandalism which occur during the storage of test equipment. Any security problems which arise shall be reported by telephone to the Industrial Property Manager (IPM), Office of Contracts and Procurement, within two working days after the incident.

10 A letter containing specific details of the security problem will be sent to the IPM (with copy to the COTR) within 48 hours. The contractor shall protect and segregate the data that evolves from compliance testing before and after each test. No information concerning the safety compliance testing program shall be released to anyone except the COTR, unless specifically authorized by the COTR, the COTR's Branch or Division Chief, or by the Contracting Officer. NOTE: NO INDIVIDUALS, OTHER THAN CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO WITNESS ANY COMPLIANCE TEST UNLESS. SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE COTR. 4. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. Contractors shall maintain the entire equipment compliance testing area, test fixtures and instrumentation in a neat and clean condition with test instruments arranged in an orderly manner consistent with good test laboratory housekeeping practices.