Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Brake Hoses
fmvss · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Published 2007-10-09 · Effective 2007-12-21 · 72 FR 57450
Document
Document number
E7-19467
Federal Register citation
72 FR 57450
CFR reference
49 CFR 571
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; technical amendments; response to petitions.
Category
fmvss
Sub-agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication date
2007-10-09
Effective date
2007-12-21
DOT docket
Docket No. NHTSA-2007-29349
Abstract
This document, together with a companion notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in today's edition of the Federal Register, responds to petitions for reconsideration of a December 2004 final rule that updated the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on brake hoses, and to a related petition for rulemaking. In that rule, we incorporated updated versions of substantive specifications of several Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Recommended Practices relating to hydraulic brake hoses, vacuum brake hoses, air brake hoses, plastic air brake tubing, and end fittings. In this document, we deny several of the petitions and explain why. We also correct typographical errors in, and inadvertent omissions from, the December 20, 2004 final rule. In the companion NPRM, we respond to additional issues raised in the petitions, and propose a number of amendments to the brake hose rule in response to the petitions.