Determining a new vs. used vehicle from a glider kit rebuild

September 10, 2012

Steve Spata

NTEA Technical Services Manager

We are a truck equipment distributor and have been getting more requests lately to build on glider kit chassis. What certification responsibilities do we have when we add bodies and equipment to complete vehicles based on a glider chassis that we receive from our customers?

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