Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(b) Trucks and truck
tractors
(1) Trucks and truck tractors
manufactured on and after January 1, 1965, and before July 1, 1971. Except as
provided in paragraph (d), after June 30, 1972, every truck and truck tractor
manufactured on or after January 1,1965, and before July 1, 1971, must be
equipped with a Type 1 or Type 2 seat belt assembly that conforms to Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209 (Section 571.209) installed at the
driver's seat and at the right front outboard seat, if the vehicle has one, and
seat belt assembly anchorages that conform to the location and geometric
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210 (Section 571.210)
for each seat belt assembly that is required by this subparagraph.
(2) Trucks and truck tractors manufactured on
or after July 1, 1971. Every truck and truck tractor manufactured on or after
July 1, 1971, except a truck or truck tractor being transported in driveaway
towaway operation and having an incomplete vehicle seating and cab
configuration, must conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard No. 208\1\ (Section 571.208) (relating to installation of seat belt
assemblies) and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210\1\ (Section
571.210) (relating to installation of seat belt assembly anchorages).\1\See
footnote to Regulation 38-393.93(a).
(3) Trucks and truck tractors manufactured on
or after January 1, 1972. Every truck and truck tractor manufactured on or
after January 1, 1972, except a truck or truck tractor being transported in
driveaway towaway operation and having an incomplete vehicle seating and cab
configuration, must conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard No. 207\1\ (Section 571.207) (relating to seating systems).
(c) Effective date of standards.
Whenever paragraph (a) or (b) requires conformity to a Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard, the vehicle or equipment must conform to the version of the
Standard that is in effect on the date the vehicle is manufactured or on the
date the vehicle is modified to conform to the requirements of paragraph (a) or
(b), whichever is later.
(d) Trucks
and truck tractors manufactured on or after January 1, 1965, and before July 1,
1971, and operated in the State of Hawaii, must comply with the provisions of
paragraph (b) on and after January 1, 1976.
