Interpretation ID: aiam3885
NSK Representative Office
3861 Research Park Drive
P.O. Box 1507
Ann Arbor
MI 48106;
Dear Mr. Doi: This responds to your letter of December 21, 1984, concerning severa questions about Standard No. 209, *Seat Belt Assemblies*.; In all of your questions, you in essence asked whether automatic safet belts are required to meet the marking requirements of section 4.1(j) of Standard No. 209. The answer is that automatic belts complying with the frontal crash protection requirements of Standard No. 208 are not required to meet the marking requirements of Standard No. 209.; As explained in detail in the enclosed agency interpretation letter o August 7, 1981, to Volkswagen, automatic safety belts that meet the perpendicular frontal crash protection requirements of section S5.1 of Standard No. 208 are only required to meet the requirements of Standard No. 209 that are incorporated by reference in section S7.1 of Standard No. 208. Section S7.1 of Standard No. 208 only incorporates provisions directly related to retractor performance and does not incorporate the marking requirements of S4.1(j) of Standard No. 209.; If you have further questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Frank Berndt, Chief Counsel