Interpretation ID: aiam2424

Mr. David E. Martin, Director, Automotive Safety Engineering, General Motors Corporation, Warren, MI 48090; Mr. David E. Martin
Director
Automotive Safety Engineering
General Motors Corporation
Warren
MI 48090;

Dear Mr. Martin: This is in response to your September 14, 1976, request fo confirmation that seat belt webbing with one woven selvage and one knitted selvage qualifies as webbing', as that term is defined in paragraph S3 of Safety Standard No. 209, *Seat Belt Assemblies*.; The definition of webbing' in Standard No. 209 does not specify tha selvages must be woven. Rather, the definition only specifies that selvages be finished', for the purpose of ensuring that the webbing will not ravel. We conclude that the new webbing you submitted, with one woven and one knitted selvage, has finished selvages' and would qualify as webbing' within the meaning of Standard No. 209.; Sincerely, Frank Berndt, Acting Chief Counsel