impacts of this proposal would be greater than $0.009 to $0.01 per vehicle for a new make and model based on the possible increase in testing costs of $1,900 to $2,100 divided by an average vehicle design lifetime sales of 210,000 units. 551 National Amend This rulemaking would 2 10/30/2014 SB: Y IC: N SLT: 08/2011 Highway FMVSS No. amend Federal Motor N We anticipate Traffic Safety 210 to Vehicle Safety Standard that this rule will Administration Incorporate the (FMVSS) No. 210, Seat belt reduce testing Use of a New assembly anchorages, to costs compared to Force replace the existing body current standard. Application blocks for testing the This rule will also Device (RRR) strength of seat belts with a reduce NHTSA new Force Application compliance costs Device and associated and industry positioning procedure. testing costs Because the device is easier annually starting to use than the current body with the effective blocks, this rulemaking date. We estimate would simplify the the cost of each of compliance test of the the two sizes of standard and make the Force NHTSA´s evaluation of seat Application belt anchorage strength more Device to be effective. We estimate the approximately one-time cost of purchasing $8,000 each.
impacts of this proposal would be greater than $0.009 to $0.01 per vehicle for a new make and model based on the possible increase in testing costs of $1,900 to $2,100 divided by an average vehicle design lifetime sales of 210,000 units. 551 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Amend FMVSS No. 210 to Incorporate the Use of a New Force Application Device (RRR) This rulemaking would amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 210, Seat belt assembly anchorages, to replace the existing body blocks for testing the strength of seat belts with a new Force Application Device and associated positioning procedure. Because the device is easier to use than the current body blocks, this rulemaking would simplify the compliance test of the standard and make NHTSA´s evaluation of seat belt anchorage strength more effective. We estimate the one-time cost of purchasing 2 10/30/2014 SB: Y IC: N SLT: N We anticipate that this rule will reduce testing costs compared to current standard. This rule will also reduce NHTSA compliance costs and industry testing costs annually starting with the effective date. We estimate the cost of each of the two sizes of the Force Application Device to be approximately $8,000 each. 08/2011