Interpretation ID: aiam0912

Mr. Keitaro Nakajima, Factory Representative Office, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Lyndhurst Office Park, 1099 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071; Mr. Keitaro Nakajima
Factory Representative Office
Toyota Motor Sales
U.S.A.
Inc.
Lyndhurst Office Park
1099 Wall Street West
Lyndhurst
NJ 07071;

Dear Mr. Nakajima: This is in reply to your letter of October 2, 1972, concerning th requirements applicable to a seat belt installed as part of a restraint system conforming to S4.1.2.3 of Standard 208.; You are correct in reading S4.1.2.3 to provide that a seat belt capabl of meeting the injury criteria of Standard 208 is not required to meet Standard 209 except as provided in S7.1 and S7.2 of Standard 208.; We have under consideration a petition from the Japan Automobil Manufacturers Association to amend Standard 209 to reflect the exemption made in Standard 208. The agency's response to the petition will be issued shortly.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel