The report summarizes recent results of testing vehicle and vehicle equipment for compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Compliance testing is conducted by the NHSB through independent testing laboratories. Tests were conducted on 1968, 1969, and 1970 vehicles and equipment. The report shows that during the month NHSB accepted 19 reports involving compliance testing of vehicle standards. Of these, 12 tests involved brakes and produced one failure; three were on rearward displacement of steering controls, with one failure; one test was on seat belt assembly anchorages and three were on fuel tanks, all of which passed. The NHSB now has 13 vehicle investigations in progress and three cases are in the Chief Counsel's office for possible enforcement action. On tests involving equipment standards, the Bureau has accepted 30 reports, including 19 on lamps and reflective devices that produced 2 failures, and 11 on passenger car tires that produced one failure. There are a total of 42 investigations in progress on equipment standards compliance, and the Chief Counsel's office has nine cases for possible enforcement action. (Author)


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    Title :

    Department of Transportation News. Federal Highway Administration. Monthly Compliance Report February 1970


    Publication date :

    1970


    Size :

    15 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English