Interpretation ID: aiam0884

Mr. Tatsuo Kato, Engineering Representative, Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., 560 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; Mr. Tatsuo Kato
Engineering Representative
Nissan Motor Company
Ltd.
560 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs
NJ 07632;

Dear Mr. Kato: This is in reply to your letter of September 27, 1972, on the subjec of the test procedures under Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, Seat Belt Anchorages.; Your question is whether the seat belt installed in the vehicle must b used for the anchorage test. The answer is no. The standard sets requirements only for anchorages, and the seat belts are merely means by which specified forces are applied to test the anchorages.; Truly yours, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel