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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 22, 2024. It took effect on October 21, 2024.

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What the agency says

This final rule amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant crash protection," updating the child restraint systems (CRSs) listed in the standard. NHTSA uses the CRSs to test the performance of advanced air bag suppression and low risk deployment systems in either suppressing or deploying the air bag in a low-risk manner in the presence of a CRS. The amendments will ensure that the CRSs used by NHTSA to test advanced air bags are representative of the current CRS market and will make it easier for vehicle manufacturers and test laboratories to acquire CRSs for testing purposes.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-18114
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Published: August 22, 2024
Takes effect: October 21, 2024
Dates: Effective date: October 21, 2024.
Docket: Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0038
Regulation ID (RIN): 2127-AL90
Code of Federal Regulations: 49 CFR 571; 49 CFR 585
Topics: Imports; Motor vehicle safety; Motor vehicles; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Rubber and rubber products
Pages: 19

The document on federalregister.gov PDF

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