Door Locks and Door Retention (FMVSS 206)

On February 19, 2010, NHTSA published a final rule in the Federal Register at 75 FR 7370 that responds to petitions for reconsideration of a Feb. 6, 2007 final rule that amended FMVSS 206 to add and update requirements and test procedures and to harmonize with the world’s first global technical regulation for motor vehicles.  This is the second of two documents responding to the petitions; an earlier final rule delayed the compliance date of the sliding door provisions for a year.  With this final rule, NHTSA is granting some aspects of the petitions while denying others and making several technical amendments to the regulatory text.  The rule is effective Feb. 19, 2010.  Docket ref: NHTSA-2010-0015.  Contact: Ms. Shashi Kuppa, Office of Crashworthiness Standards (202) 366-4902.