ANSI B71.9-2016 pdf download.for Multipurpose Off-Highway Utility Vehicles
5.1.3.1 Seat Belts.
At minimum, Type 2, 3-point seat belt assemblies shall be provided for each designated seating position. Type 2, 3-point restraints (lap/shoulder belts) shall conform to the SAE J2292 Combination Pelvic/Upper Torso (Type 2) Operator Restrain Systems for Off-Road Work Machines. Optionally, type 2, 3-point restraints (lap/shoulder belts) may conform to the SAE J386-FEB2006 Operator Restraint System for Off-Road Work Machines, except as noted below, to accommodate the 3-point restraint system. The exceptions to SAE J386 for Type II, 3-point restraints are:
a) Replace the requirements of SAE J386, section 4.3, Seat Belt Assembly Installation, with the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J383- JUN95, section 5.1 , Pelvic Restraint Angle Guidelines, and section 6, Location of Upper Torso Restraint Anchorages;
b) Replace the requirements of SAE J386, section 4.4 Performance Requirements, with the Type II 3-point restraint test requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J384 JUN94, and establish a new requirement for Type II 3-point restraints, when tested according to the requirements of SAE J384, that the anchorages, attachment hardware, and attachment bolts shall withstand a minimum 9000-N (2024-lbf) force applied to the lap portion of the seat belt assembly simultaneously with a minimum 9000-N (2024-lbf) force applied to the shoulder portion of the seat belt assembly;
c) Replace the requirements of SAE J386, section 5.1.6 Breaking Strength (of the complete seat belt assembly) with the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J1 41-JUN95, section 7, Requirements for Assembly Performance; subsection 7.2, Type II Seat Belt Assembly;
d) Replace the requirements of SAE J386, section 5.2.6 Strength (webbing), with the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J141-JUN95, section 6, Requirements for Webbing; subsection 6.1.b, Type II Seat Belt Assembly;
e) Replace the requirements of SAE J386, section 5.5.4, Attachment Hardware, with the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J141 – JUN95, section 4.
5.1.3.2 Seat Belt Reminder System.
The vehicle shall be equipped with a seat belt reminder warning system that meets the requirements of 6.10. Vehicles with a maximum speed greater than 30 mph (48.3 km/h), as determined by 8.1 , shall also be equipped with a system that limits the vehicle’s maximum speed when the operator’s seat belt is not buckled as outlined by the requirements of 8.2.
5.1.3.3 Handholds.
A handhold shall be provided for each passenger seating position. A steering wheel shall meet this requirement for the operator. The handhold shall be a readily accessible device mounted securely to a vehicle that can be encircled by the fingers of at least one hand for the purpose of holding on to the vehicle . Handholds for each passenger shall be located within the volume defined by the Occupant Protective Structure. Such a handhold shall not require an occupant’s hand to protrude beyond the same volume when grasping the handhold from the normal seated position.
5.1.4 Occupant Side Retention Devices.
MOHUVs shall be equipped with occupant side retention devices that reduce the probability of entrapment of a properly belted occupant’s head, upper torso, and limbs between the vehicle and the terrain in the event of a tip-over onto its side. Physical barriers or design features may be used to comply with these requirements. Vehicles with a maximum speed greater than 30 mph (48.3 km/h), as determined by 8.1, shall also meet the occupant side retention device requirements of 8.10.ANSI B71.9-2016 pdf download
