# Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Glazing Materials
> **National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 1996-08-12 · 61 FR 41739
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-20517
- **Category:** fmvss
- **Sub-agency:** National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 41739
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 571
- **Publication date:** 1996-08-12
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. 95-13, Notice 02
## Abstract

In this final rule, NHTSA permits the installation of a new item of motor vehicle glazing, Item 4A--Rigid Plastic for Use in Side Windows, in motor vehicles. In issuing the final rule, the agency seeks to provide greater flexibility for manufacturers to develop and use more aerodynamic, lighter weight glazing designs, resulting in lower fuel consumption.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/08/12/96-20517/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-glazing-materials)
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