Interpretation ID: nht68-3.42

DATE: 07/22/68

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; William Haddon, Jr., M.D. NHTSA

TO: General Motors Technical Center

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in reference to your letter of June 14, 1968.

Enclosed is the Grant of Approval for equivalent seat assembly attachment hardware as requested in your letter.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BUREAU

General Motors Corporation General Motors Technical Center Warren, Michigan 48090

GRANT OF APPROVAL

In accordance with Paragraph S3. of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209, as amended, effective March 1, 1967, an interrupted thread bolt is an approved equivalent to the bolts specified in paragraph (f) of section 9.3 of Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Standards for Seat Belts for Use in Motor Vehicles (15 CFR 9) (31 F.R. 11528), provided it meets all other requirements of 15 CFR 9.

Sincerely,

William Haddon, Jr., M.D. Director

Issued in Washington, D. C. on July 22, 1968