Seat Belts Required
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Seat Belts Required
Can anyone tell me if front seat belts were optional or standard equipment on a 1967 Bronco?
I had a 1966 Fairlane that had no belts and was exempt because of it's year of manufacture.
I've been told that 1967 and later passenger cars are required to have seatbelts but trucks may be different.
After spending the last hour and a half searching google i have no more clarity on the subject than I did before searching.
I had a 1966 Fairlane that had no belts and was exempt because of it's year of manufacture.
I've been told that 1967 and later passenger cars are required to have seatbelts but trucks may be different.
After spending the last hour and a half searching google i have no more clarity on the subject than I did before searching.
Last edited by McLeod; Aug 17, 2007 at 08:06 PM.
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I believe that light trucks fall under the same standards as passenger cars. I'm pretty sure that 67's came with factory lap belts. I have parted out a few and can't remember any that didn't have them.
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Looks like I just found the answer to my question:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.37.510
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.37.510
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It may not apply to trucks though. It says that all passenger cars were required to have shoulder belts as of Jan 1, 1968. Light trucks were not required to have shoulder belts until the late 70's.
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I'm far from expert in early Broncos, but I know a little about seat-belt laws...they vary widely from state to state. Here in California, the last I heard was that '67 and older passenger cars and '71 and older light trucks weren't required to have them, but you were required to use them if your vehicle was so equipped. And for those of us who conduct business on a military installation, the DOD doesn't give a ****...you have belts or you don't drive it on base.
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