Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems
fmvss · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Published 2004-09-15 · Effective 2005-09-01 · 69 FR 55531
Document
Document number
04-20719
Federal Register citation
69 FR 55531
CFR reference
49 CFR 571
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fmvss
Sub-agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication date
2004-09-15
Effective date
2005-09-01
DOT docket
Docket No. NHTSA 2004-19076
Abstract
This final rule amends the test procedures in our standard on power-operated window, partition, and roof panel systems to accommodate and ensure effective evaluation of new technology, specifically automatic reversal systems that operate by infrared reflectance. The standard's existing test procedures are more suitable for other types of technology (e.g., contact/force sensing systems and light beam interruption systems). In addition, the final rule clarifies the procedures for testing automatic reversal systems using a light beam interruption sensing method by specifying that rods used in testing such systems are not transparent.