Interpretation ID: aiam0950

Mr. R. H. Dobson, Industrial Fibers Division, Marketing--Technical, E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Wilmington, DE, 19898; Mr. R. H. Dobson
Industrial Fibers Division
Marketing--Technical
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company
Wilmington
DE
19898;

Dear Mr. Dobson: This is in reply to your letter of December 7, 1972, to Mr. James S Gilky concerning Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 302, 'Flammability of Interior Materials,' and its possible application to infant restraint harnesses.; Standard No. 302 does not apply to aftermarket materials or components it applies only to those original components or materials of new vehicles specified in Paragraph S4.1 of the standard. Since an infant restraint harness is an aftermarket item of motor vehicle equipment, it is not subject to the requirements of the standard.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel