What is fmvss 209?

FMVSS 209, Seat Belt Assemblies, specifies requirements for seat belt assemblies used in passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPVs), trucks, and buses. The standard requires that a seat belt assembly shall be designed for use by one, and only one, person at any one time.

When was Fmvss created?

FMVSS are developed and enforced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) pursuant to statutory authorization in the form of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, which is now codified at 49 U.S.C. ch. 301.

What is a Type 2 seat belt?

This document adopts NHTSA’s proposal to require all designated seating positions in rear seats, other than side-facing seats, be equipped with Type 2 integral lap/shoulder safety belts. Side-facing seats may be equipped with either a Type 1 lap belt or a Type 2 belt.

What is the tensile strength of a seat belt?

about 3000-6000 lbs.
The fabric that makes up the belt itself, called webbing, is carefully designed to have extreme tensile strength—about 3000-6000 lbs. They prevent a huge number of deaths each year, and have done so since they were adopted by the automotive industry in the 1950s.

What is ECE r16?

16, in order to take into account the development of a new ECE Regulation on Child Restraint Systems. This proposal is aimed at ensuring compatibility between vehicles and the child restraint systems complying with the new draft Regulation.

What is fmvss302?

Standard FMVSS 302 relates to the burning behaviour of materials used inside road vehicles such as passenger cars, trucks, buses and agriculture machinery. It was developed to help reduce deaths and injuries to occupants caused by vehicle fires, especially from discarded cigarettes and matches.

What are the Fmvss guidelines?

The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) are prescriptive U.S. federal regulations specifying design, construction, performance, and durability requirements for motor vehicles. The safety standards establish minimum performance requirements for manufacturers and the equipment used to make a vehicle.

What does Fmvss mean?

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) Guide.

What are the different types of seat belts?

Types Of Seatbelts

  • Lap Belt This type of seatbelt is commonly seen in airplanes and in older vehicles.
  • Sash/Shoulder Belt Shoulder belts lay diagonally across a persons older similar to a sash.
  • 3-Point/Y-Shaped First introduced in 1959 the three point harness is simply the lap and shoulder belt combined into one.

Are side facing seats legal?

Although side facing seats, with or without seat belts, are not illegal, we would not advise that they are used. This is because seat belts are not designed to be used with such seats.

Can a seat belt snap?

Seat belts can fail for several reasons: Seat belts can unlatch during an accident. They can unlatch inertially, when crash forces cause the buckle to release. They can unlatch inadvertently, when accidentally hit by an occupant or something in the vehicle during the accident.

Why is polyester good for seat belts?

Most safety belt webbing is made from polyester because it is a high quality material that has high strength tenacity (almost 10g/den). Whenever you are replacing your seat belts, ensure that you purchase seat belt webbing made from this superior material.