Adding a snowplow to a truck, even temporarily, has implications to meeting the lighting requirements under FMVSS 108. Key examples Snowplows will impair the lighting requirements for headlamps, turn signal lamps, etc...
The term “certification” applies to all new vehicles. However, when combining new or used chassis and bodies, the result may or may not be considered a new vehicle for certification purposes.
In a July 15, 2022, final rule, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration upgraded FMVSS 223 to improve the equipment standard’s performance requirements and align with other standards.