NHTSA Denies Thomas Built Buses' Petition to Change Head Protection Zone Requirements in FMVSS No. 222

Summary

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied Thomas Built Buses' petition to modify the head protection zone requirements in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 222, citing that the standard was developed with the bus occupant's head in mind, not the bus body, and that changing the standard would allow manufacturers to install unpadded objects in potentially hazardous locations.