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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.710b (2026)

Safety belts; bolts and brackets.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.710b Safety belts; bolts and brackets.

Sec. 710b.

    A private passenger vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1965 shall not be offered for sale in this state unless the vehicle is equipped with safety belts for the use of the driver and 1 other front seat passenger. All safety belts and bolts and brackets used in the installation of the safety belts shall meet the minimum specifications of the society of automotive engineers as prescribed on April 1, 1963. This section shall not apply to trucks, buses, hearses, motorcycles, or mopeds.

History: Add. 1961, Act 163, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 212, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977

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Seat Belt Law
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1969–1998 · leading case: Lowe v. Est. Motors Ltd., 410 N.W.2d 706 (Mich. 1987).
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Lowe v. Est. Motors Ltd., 410 N.W.2d 706 (Mich. 1987). · cites it 4× “The statute, MCL 257.710b; MSA 9.2410(2), provided at the time: No private passenger vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1965 shall be offered for sale in this state unless the vehicle is equipped with safety belts[ [2] ] for the use of the driver and 1 other front seat…”
Klinke v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp., 581 N.W.2d 272 (Mich. 1998). · cites it 2× “§ 257.710b; M.S.A. § 9.2410(2), which provides: A private passenger vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1965 shall not be offered for sale in this state unless the vehicle is equipped with safety belts for the use of the driver and 1 other front seat passenger.”
Romankewiz v. Black, 167 N.W.2d 606 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “She points out that, while a recent statute, MCLA § 257.710b (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.2410[2]), requires that automobiles manufactured after January 1, 1965, shall be equipped with seat belts, there is no statute imposing a duty upon anyone to use seat belts.”
Schmitzer v. Misener-Bennett Ford, Inc., 354 N.W.2d 336 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “Noting that the Michigan statute mandating the installation of seat belts, MCL 257.710b; MSA 9.2410(2), imposed no sanction for failure to use a seat belt, and the statistics demonstrating the general public’s non-use of seat belts as well as studies showing that belt use can…”
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