Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection

This document amends the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on occupant crash protection, FMVSS No. 208, to provide vehicle manufacturers greater flexibility regarding the location of the telltale for air bag on-off switches in new motor vehicles. It eliminates the requirement that the telltale be located on the vehicle dashboard. Retention of that requirement is unnecessary since the standard continues to require that the telltale must be clearly visible from all front seat seating positions. This rule also adds a requirement that the telltale be located within the vehicle's interior. The rule makes the telltale location requirements in the standard consistent with those in the agency's regulation permitting the retrofitting of used vehicles with air bag on-off switches.