Press Release regarding the withdrawal of FIA Safety Harness D-203/T98

Upon investigation by Motorsport New Zealand, it would appear that there are very few, if any, of these belts in circulation in New Zealand.

These belts are identified by :
Being a 6 point harness.
Being only suitable for a single seater.
Having a 3” shoulder straps and 2” waist straps.
Turn buckle release
Bolt in only.
Manufactured by Taiwan Racing Products Company Ltd.
Label will have D-203 / T98

These belts may carry different brand names, but it is important to look at the Standards labels to verify.

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CONFEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPORT (CAMS) MEDIA RELEASE

7 July 2005

 

For Immediate Release

 

URGENT NOTICE - SAFETY HARNESS WITHDRAWN
- FIA D-203/T98

 

The FIA has recently issued an official notice withdrawing the safety harness with the FIA homologation number D-203/T98 with immediate effect. As these harnesses can no longer be considered to comply with the FIA 8853/98 standard, their use is prohibited in all cases in which compliance with the above-mentioned standard is mandatory.

 

This follows the media release issued on 24 June 2005 in which CAMS was notified of the original safety harness failure. The harness is a 3" x 2" racing harness and was manufactured by Taiwan Racing Products Company Limited.

 

This harness is apparently supplied under a number of brand names, and it is understood that there are several suppliers in Australia that sell this harness with their own brand name.

 

CAMS is issuing this notice asking all competition vehicle owners in Australia to inspect their harnesses. The homologation number appears on a label attached to each strap of the harness. If harnesses with the above homologation number are fitted, CAMS advises that they are no longer permitted to be used and must be replaced prior to any further

competition.

 

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For more information regarding this release please contact:

 

Peter Lawrence, Manager - Technical Services, CAMS

Tel: (03) 9593 7777