Interpretation ID: aiam0599
Engineering Representative
Nissan Motor Company
Ltd.
560 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs
NJ 07632;
Dear Mr. Nishibori: This is in reply to your letter of February 7, 1972, in which yo stated your understanding of how Standard 210 applies to two shoulder belt assembly configurations.; In Figure 1, you show a shoulder belt that passes through a slotte plate (A) bolted to the roof rail. Contrary to the impression you have received, the plate is not a part of the anchorage, but is rather a part of the seatbelt assembly. The anchorage consists of the reinforced roof rail structure, including the bolt hole and any retaining ridges or projections on the roof rail. Plates such as Hardware (A) that bolt onto the roof rail are similar in function to the floor mounted attachment plates that have always been considered as part of the seatbelt assembly, and are similarly treated.; The same remarks apply to the plate shown as (B) in Figure 2. This i also a part of the seatbelt assembly, and not part of the anchorage.; The anchorage strength test should be conducted as you show in Figure 3 and 4, using the complete Type 2 assembly provided with the vehicle.; We regret the misunderstanding about the classification of th attachment hardware and hope that it has not caused you inconvenience.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel