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DOT/NHTSA

RIN: 2127-AH09

Publication ID: Spring 2004

Title: Upgrade of Head Restraints
Abstract: The agency has proposed to upgrade the current head restraint requirements to increase safety. The proposal also, until the upgraded requirements become effective, allows manufacturers to certify their vehicles either to the existing U.S. requirements or to the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Regulation No. 25. The upgrade proposed performance requirements intended to assure that the head restraint, if adjusted, will remain locked in specific height positions and calls for the installation of head restraints in rear seats. This rulemaking is significant because of public interest in motor vehicle safetydue to its potential to mitigate whiplash injuries.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.202
Legal Authority: 49 USC 30111 49 USC 30115 49 USC 30117 49 USC 30166 49 USC 322

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/04/2001	66 FR 967
NPRM Comment Period End	03/05/2001
Final Action	11/00/2004

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Lori Summers Chief, Light Duty Vehicle Division Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NVS-112, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-1740 Email: lori.summers@dot.gov