Virginia Administrative Code › Title 19 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Agency 30 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE › Chapter 70 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION REGULATIONS › Part V - Inspection Requirements for Trucks and Other Vehicles Over 10,000 Pounds (GVWR) › Section 19VAC30-70-660 - Seat belts

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Definitions:
"Bus" means a motor vehicle with motive power designed to
					 carry more than 10 persons.
"Designated seating position" means any plain view (looking
					 down from the top) location intended by the manufacturer to provide seating
					 accommodations while the vehicle is in motion, except auxiliary seating
					 accommodations as temporary or folding jump seats.
"Front outboard designated seating positions" means those
					 designated seating positions for the driver and outside front seat passenger
					 (except for trucks which have the passenger seat nearest the passenger side
					 door separated from the door by a passageway used to access the cargo
					 area.)
"GVWR" means gross vehicle weight rating as specified by
					 the manufacturer (loaded weight of a single vehicle.)
"Multipurpose passenger vehicle" means any motor vehicle
					 that is (i) designed to carry no more than 10 persons and (ii) constructed
					 either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road use.
					 This shall include a minivan.
"Open-body type vehicle" means a vehicle having no occupant
					 compartment top or an occupant compartment top that can be installed or removed
					 by the user at his convenience.
"Rear outboard front facing designated seating positions"
					 means those designated seating positions for passengers in outside front facing
					 seats behind the driver and front passenger seat, except any designated seating
					 position adjacent to a walkway, that is located between the seat and the
					 nearside of the vehicle and is designated to allow access to more rearward
					 seating positions.
"Truck" means a motor vehicle with motive power designed
					 primarily for the transportation of property or special purpose
					 equipment.
B. Passive
				  Restraint System:
Inflatable occupant restraint (commonly known as air
					 bags).
Passive belt system (automatic deployment around the
					 occupant after the occupant enters the vehicle and closes the door).
Inspect for and reject if:
1. Not of an approved type.
2. Installation not in compliance as follows:
a. All motor vehicle seat belt anchorages and
				  attachment hardware must meet the standards and specifications set forth by the
				  Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
				  Standard Number 209, for such anchorages and attachment hardware.
b. Any questions concerning the proper
				  installation of seat belt assemblies should be directed to the nearest Safety
				  Division office.
3. Any
				  of the following motor vehicles manufactured on or after July 1, 1971, not
				  having a lap seat belt assembly for each designated seating position:
a. Open-body type vehicles;
b. Walk-in van type trucks;
c. Trucks (GVWR in excess of 10,000
				  pounds);
d. Multipurpose passenger
				  vehicles (GVWR in excess of 10,000 pounds).
4. Any buses manufactured on or after July 1,
				  1971, not having a lap seat belt assembly for the driver's seating
				  position.
5. All other motor
				  vehicles manufactured on or after January 1, 1976, except those for which
				  requirements are specified in subdivisions 3 and 4 of this subsection, not
				  having lap/shoulder or harness seat belt assemblies installed for each front
				  outboard designated seating position.
Those vehicles originally equipped and sold by the
					 manufacturer with only a lap belt installed for each designated seating
					 position, in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, will be
					 deemed to be in compliance with this section.
6. Any seat belt buckle, webbing, or mounting
				  is cut, torn, frayed, or no longer operates properly.
7. Any seat belt anchorage is loose, badly
				  corroded, missing or not fastened to belt.
8. Any truck, multi-purpose vehicle, or bus
				  (except school buses and motor homes) with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less,
				  manufactured on or after September 1, 1991, is not equipped with a lap/shoulder
				  seatbelt assembly at all forward facing rear outboard designated seating
				  positions.
9. Any of the heretofore
				  described vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 1992, are not equipped
				  with lap/shoulder seatbelt assembly located at all forward facing rear outboard
				  designated seating positions on a readily removable seat.