# Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection; Fuel System Integrity
> **National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2003-07-29 · Effective 2003-09-29 · 68 FR 44468
## Document
- **Document number:** 03-19261
- **Category:** fmvss
- **Sub-agency:** National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 68 FR 44468
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 571
- **Publication date:** 2003-07-29
- **Effective date:** 2003-09-29
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. NHTSA-03-15742
## Abstract

Pursuant to the agency's grant of a petition for rulemaking from Mr. James E. Stocke, NHTSA updates the Federal motor vehicle safety standards on side impact protection and fuel system integrity by providing that radial tires of certain specifications, instead of bias ply tires, be used on the moving barriers specified in these standards. In conjunction with that update, NHTSA also deletes certain outdated or inaccurate specifications for the moving barriers in the fuel system integrity standard.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/07/29/03-19261/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-side-impact-protection-fuel-system-integrity)
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