- Author
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U.S. Department of Transportation
- Title
- Flammability of Interior Materials. Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 302.
- Coporate
- Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
- Journal
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Code of Federal Regulations,
Vol. 49,
No. 400-999,
606-608,
October 1, 1994
- Report
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MVSS 302; 49 CFR Ch. V,
- Keywords
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motor vehicles
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safety standards
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flammability
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interior furnishings
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burns (injuries)
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passenger vehciels
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trucks
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buses
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occupants
- Identifiers
- occupant compartments
- Abstract
- This standard specifies burn resistance requirements for materials used in the occupant compartment sof motor vehicles. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the deaths and injuries to motor vehicle occupants caused by vehicle fires, especially those originating in the interior of the vehicle from sources such as matches or cigarettes. This standard applied to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses.