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Something that came up on a search of "FMVSS" and "airbag":
http://regulations.justia.com/view/85167/
This appears to be in a 30 day review period, and a negative outcome might cause a problem for Roadster sales in the USA.
The text of that document shows the odd position of trying to see if the Roadster can be classified as a Lotus to use their existing exemption. Meanwhile Tesla had gone out of their way to say that the Roadster was not a Lotus at all (even though it is made in a Lotus factory using many Lotus parts)
Hopefully this little wrinkle gets sorted out quickly.
http://regulations.justia.com/view/85167/
This appears to be in a 30 day review period, and a negative outcome might cause a problem for Roadster sales in the USA.
The text of that document shows the odd position of trying to see if the Roadster can be classified as a Lotus to use their existing exemption. Meanwhile Tesla had gone out of their way to say that the Roadster was not a Lotus at all (even though it is made in a Lotus factory using many Lotus parts)
Hopefully this little wrinkle gets sorted out quickly.