Interpretation ID: aiam1482
Product Safety Engineer
Volvo of America Corporation
Product Engineering and Development
Rockleigh
NJ 07647;
Dear Mr. Shue: This is in response to your letter of April 16, 1974, requesting a interpretation of the test procedure specified in Standard No. 301 (Docket 73-20, Notice 2) concerning the operation of the vehicle's fuel pump during testing.; Paragraph S7.1.3 of the standard requires that electrically driven fue pumps be in operation during the barrier crash tests if they normally operate with the activation of the vehicle's electrical system. If the pump is incapable of functioning with the independent activation of the electrical system and requires the operation of the vehicle's engine, then the pump should not be running during the barrier crash tests.; Once the barrier crash tests have been completed, if the fuel pump wa operating it may be deactivated, as the standard only requires that it operate during the crashes.; Thank you for your inquiry. Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel