Interpretation ID: nht90-1.61

TYPE: INTERPRETATION-NHTSA

DATE: MARCH 5, 1990

FROM: R. W. SCHREYER -- SR. SALES ENGINEER, TRANSPORTATION MANUFACTURING CORP. TO: HARRY THOMPSON -- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NHTSA

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 4-9-90 TO R. W. SCHREYER FROM STEPHEN P. WOOD; (A35; STD. 210). ALSO ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 12-11-89 TO FRANK BERNDT FROM JOE DABROWSKI, LETTER DATED 3-22-89 TO KEITH A. MCDOWELL FROM ERIKA Z. JONES, AND LETTER DATED 3-25-77 TO ROBERT B. KURRE, WAYNE CORPORATION, FROM FRANK BERNDT. TEXT:

Mr. Max Montgomery (State of Nevada, Dept. of Prisons) will, be procuring some prison coaches. He will be specing a Type I lap belt for passengers. Since there is no Federal Safety Standard requiring this, can you provide direction on what course of ac tion we should take. (i.e. Do we design to FMVSS Section 571.210?)

Also, please clarify test procedure in Section 571.210. Do all seats in the coach have to be tested simultaneously or can a single seat be tested at one time?

If you have any questions, please give me a call at (505) 347-2011 extension 7511.

Thank you.