When were seatbelts mandatory in new vehicles?

Re: stupid ecj5 question

Don't mean to hijack but to make sure, what about seatbelts?

 

Re: stupid ecj5 question

American Seat Belt History
1947 The first time seat belts were offered in a American car was the Tucker.
The state of the art then were Lap belts.
1956 Ford introduces seat belts in American cars
1964 Seatbelts became a "standard" feature in American cars
1966 Rear Seatbelts became Standard
1967 Front Seatbelts became Mandatory
1968 Shoulder Belts became Mandatory
1969 Headrests became Mandatory
1973 GM installs air bags in fleet of Chevrolet Impalas
1974 General Motors offers the first air bags in its 1974-1976 Buicks, Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs
1986 Ford offers the airbag as an option on the Tempo
1991 Driver Airbags are made Mandatory

I guess the short answer is 1967

 

Yep, trucks are almost always fathered in later than cars.

 

I found this: (a) "Motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less that is required to be equipped with safety belts by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208. Passenger cars are required to have belts if built after December 31, 1967. Light trucks and multi-purpose vehicles are required to have safety belts if built after December 31, 1971.
So, if Jeeps were defined in the last sentence (I think they were) the answer is after 1971.