Interpretation ID: nht72-1.37

DATE: 11/02/72

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Richard B. Dyson; NHTSA

TO: Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This is in reply to your letter of September 27, 1972, on the subject of the test procedures under Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, Seat Belt Anchorages.

Your question is whether the seat belt installed in the vehicle must be used for the anchorage test. The answer is no. The standard sets requirements only for anchorages, and the seat belts are merely means by which specified forces are applied to test the anchorages.