Vehicle Door Lock Requirements Federal

Interior door locks are subject to the same requirements except that for rear side doors and back doors this release.

Vehicle door lock requirements federal.

All exterior door locks must be capable of being unlocked from the interior of the vehicle by means of a lock release device which when engaged shall prevent operation of the exterior door handle or other exterior latch release control and which has an operating means and a lock release engagement device located within the interior of the vehicle. General requirements federal motor vehicle safety standard fmvss no. All exterior door start printed page 5395 locks must be capable of being unlocked from the interior of the vehicle by means of a lock release device which when engaged shall prevent operation of the exterior door handle or other exterior latch release control and which has an operating means and a lock release engagement device located within the interior of the vehicle. 206 establishes minimum performance requirements for motor vehicle door locks and door retention components.

Limited use of ff l 2740b locks and ff l 2890c pedestrian door deadbolt devices. Consistent with the gtr the final rule retained all previously existing provisions in the standard but added a new full vehicle test procedure for sliding doors added secondary latched position requirements for doors other than hinged side doors and back doors provided a new optional test procedure for assessing inertial forces and extended the application of fmvss no. Separate dead lock activation on room side of the corridor doors in hotels and motels shall have handle or large thumb turn in an easily reached location. 206 door locks and door retention components and provide consistency with the gtr 69 fr 75021.

206 to buses with a gross vehicle weight rating gvwr of 10 000 pounds lb or less including 12 15 passenger vans. Those companies also sided with the administration in a separate lawsuit over whether the federal government can strip california of the right to set zero emission vehicle requirements. The locks mentioned on this website that meet federal specification ff l 2740b or pedestrian door devices that meet federal specification ff l 2890c have a limited use clause contained in the specification. Each rear side door shall be equipped with at least one locking device which has a lock release engagement mechanism located within the interior of the vehicle and readily accessible to the driver of the vehicle or an occupant seated adjacent to the door and which when engaged prevents operation of the interior door handle or other interior latch release control and requires separate actions to unlock the door and operate the interior door handle or other interior latch release control.

On december 15 2004 nhtsa issued a notice of proposed rulemaking nprm proposing to update federal motor vehicle safety standard fmvss no. Fmr b 15 requirements for mis in federal vehicle fleets fmr b 19 increasing the fuel efficiency of the federal motor vehicle fleet fmr b 28 federal employee transportation and shuttle services fmr b 29 accurately reporting passenger vehicle inventory in fast fmr b 30 vehicle allocation methodology for agency fleets. Title 24 part 2 section 2 3303 c 3 3 panic hardware shall not be equipped with any locking or dogging device set screw or other arrangement which can be used to prevent the release.