Interpretation ID: aiam0757
Engineering Representative
Nissan Motor Co.
Ltd.
560 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs
NJ
07632;
Dear Mr. Nishibori: This is in reply to your letter of June 9, 1972, concerning th proposed amendment to paragraph S4.2 of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 302 (36 F.R. 9565, May 26, 1971). As we understand your question it is, when surface, underlying, or padding and cushioning materials are glued together in particular vehicle components, should you test with the glue applied to the contact points between the materials.; The proposed revision of paragraph S4.2 together with paragraph S5. o the standard contemplates the testing of composites with the individual materials joined together, as they appear in the vehicle. Materials glued together would be tested in that configuration during NHTSA compliance tests, and the glue would be tested as part of the composite.; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel