Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 213, “Child Restraint Systems,” FMVSS No. 213a, “Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection,” and FMVSS No. 213b, “Child Restraint Systems”-Response to Petitions for Reconsideration
fmvss · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Published 2024-10-09 · Effective 2024-11-08 · 89 FR 81836
Document
Document number
2024-22448
Federal Register citation
89 FR 81836
CFR reference
49 CFR 571
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; response to petitions for reconsideration.
Category
fmvss
Sub-agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication date
2024-10-09
Effective date
2024-11-08
DOT docket
Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0058
Abstract
This final rule responds to petitions for reconsideration of the June 2022 final rule establishing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213a and the December 2023 final rule establishing FMVSS No. 213b. This final rule grants petitions to incorporate a dummy positioning procedure for shield-type child restraint systems (CRSs), clarify test procedure for CRSs with certain types of side impact technologies, remove testing CRSs installed with lap belt only in frontal sled tests, and correct inconsistencies in the regulatory text and figures in FMVSS Nos. 213a and 213b. This final rule also partially grants the petition to align compliance dates between the standards. All other requests are denied.