Federal Register #NHTSA-2025-0037

Final Rule: Updates to FMVSS No. 210 for Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages

This final rule from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) updates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 210 for seat belt assembly anchorages. - Government Buyer: - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are mentioned - Products/Services Requested: - No products or services are being procured - Notable Requirements: - Removes obsolete regulatory text from FMVSS No. 210 - Clarifies requirements for seat belt anchorages, especially for school buses and vehicles under 4,536 kg gross vehicle weight - Updates owner’s manual information for affected vehicles - Does not affect prohibitions against making inoperative any FMVSS device - Applicability: - Passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, slide-in campers, pickup covers, and low speed vehicles - No procurement activity, purchase quantities, or contract value involved

Description

This final rule adopts changes to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 210, which pertains to seat belt assembly anchorages. The changes involve removing unnecessary regulatory text related to dates for certain requirements that have long passed. The rule does not affect the applicability of prohibitions against making inoperative any part of a device installed pursuant to an FMVSS. The effective date of the rule is July 6, 2026, and no comments were received on the proposed changes.

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