Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Brake Hoses and Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids; Termination of Rulemaking

Resumen

This document terminates a rulemaking proceeding that commenced in March 1985 when NHTSA granted a petition for rulemaking from the United States Army Tank-Automotive Command. The petition requested that NHTSA amend Standard No. 106, Brake Hoses, to require brake hose compatibility with a brake fluid with DOT 5 characteristics, and amend Standard No. 116, Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids, to require compatibility of DOT 3, DOT 4, and DOT 5 test fluids with elastomeric seals and cups in hydraulic brake system master and wheel cylinders. After receiving further information from the petitioner and after reviewing its own data base, NHTSA has concluded there is no safety need to amend the standards.