Occupant Crash Protection: Air Bags; Advanced Air Bags; On-Off Switch; Child Restraint; Warning Labels

14 organizations filed 14 public comments on Occupant Crash Protection: Air Bags; Advanced Air Bags; On-Off Switch; Child Restraint; Warning Labels, at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The comment window closed 10903d ago.

Abstract

Subject: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) No. 208: Occupant Crash Protection: Air Bags; Advanced Air Bags; On-Off Switch; Child Restraint; Warning Labels Abstract: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes amendments to NHTSA's occupant crash protection standard and child restraint standard to reduce the adverse effects of air bags, specially those on children. Eventually, either through market forces or government regulation, NHTSA expects that smart passenger side air bags will be installed in passengers cars and light trucks to mitigate these effects. For purposes of this document, the agency considers smart air bags to include any system that automatically prevents an air bag from injuring the two groups of children that experience has shown to be at special risk from air bags: infants in rear-facing seat, and children who are out-of-position (because they are unbelted or inproperly belted) when the air bag deploys.

Commenters (14)

• Airbag Systemsunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Automobile Manufacturers Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Society of Safety Engineerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Automotive Occupant Restraints Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Chrysler Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safetytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutionstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Association of Independent Insurerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Safety Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Parents' Coalition for Air Bag Warningstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Prince Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Society of Women Engineerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• University of Michiganunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%