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NHTSA Announces New Measure To Enhance the Safety of Power Window Switches For the Protection of Children in Passenger Vehicles

Posted: Sep 16, 2004

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NHTSA-The regulation will prohibit non-recessed "rocker" or "toggle" switches that can be unintentionally activated by a small child playing in a car. Most manufacturers are expected to comply with the new rule through the use of recessed switches, or "pull up-push down" switches that must be lifted to close the window.

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