# Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection
> **National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 1997-01-10 · 62 FR 1401
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-388
- **Category:** fmvss
- **Sub-agency:** National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 1401
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 571
- **Publication date:** 1997-01-10
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. 74-14
## Abstract

In response to a petition from the Ford Motor Company, this document grants a four-month extension of the date by which vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 8,500 pounds and less than 10,000 pounds must comply with the requirements for safety belt fit.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/01/10/97-388/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-occupant-crash-protection)
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