I believe the NASA suit requirements are nearly identical to the SCCA requirements, I'll alert them to this thread so they can look into the 1986 FIA issue. NASA has required SFI or FIA compliance for race suits as long as I've known, never have known of an issue where someone bought one that wasn't certified. They are definitely more strict in regards to enforcement of the SFI seat belt expiration which is 2 years from the date of certification which definitely pisses me off. However, since FIA certifies for 5 years and NASA accepts FIA certification , that solves my problem and I purchase the usually more expensive belts that meet the FIA specs.

Now, anyone know what the written FIA/SFI specs for suits are....I am interested to see what the expiration date for their certification date is if they exist. You know, these manufacturers need to sell more suits, even if the ones we buy sit in someones air conditioned and heated closet for many years.