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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 213, “Child Restraint Systems,” FMVSS No. 213a, “Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection,” and FMVSS No. 213b, “Child Restraint Systems”-Response to Petitions for Reconsideration

FR Abstract
This final rule responds to petitions for reconsideration of the June 2022 final rule establishing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213a and the December 2023 final rule establishing FMVSS No. 213b. This final rule grants petitions to incorporate a dummy positioning procedure for shield-type child restraint systems (CRSs), clarify test procedure for CRSs with certain types of side impact technologies, remove testing CRSs installed with lap belt only in frontal sled tests, and correct inconsistencies in the regulatory text and figures in FMVSS Nos. 213a and 213b. This final rule also partially grants the petition to align compliance dates between the standards. All other requests are denied.
Incorporation
FR Document Number
2024-22448
Federal Register Volume
89
Federal Register Year
2024-10-09
Federal Register Start Page
81836
Federal Register End Page
81848
Federal Agency
Transportation Department
Federal Register Link
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-09/pdf/2024-22448.pdf
CFR Citation
49 CFR 571
FR Citation
89 FR 81836
CFR title
49
CFR Part
571
Document Number
FMVSS No. 213a
Document Edition
2023
Standard Title
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 213a: Laboratory Test Procedure for Child Restraint Systems – Side Impact Protection
SDO
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
Standard Number Link
https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2023-10/TP-213-11-10272023.pdf
Excerpts
follows: § 571.213a S6.1.1 * * * (a) * * * (1) The test device is a SISA consisting of a sliding seat, with one seating position, and a simulated door assembly as described in “NHTSA Standard Seat Assembly; FMVSS No. 213a—Side impact No. NHTSA-213a-2021” (incorporated by reference, see § 571.5). The simulated door assembly is rigidly attached to the floor of the SISA and the sliding seat is mounted on rails to allow it to move relative to the floor of the SISA in the direction perpendicular to the SORL. The SISA is mounted on a dynamic test
Record Source
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