COST ESTIMATES OF POST-STANDARD BUMPERS FOR COST EVALUATION OF THE 1982 PART 581 BUMPER STANDARD & COST ESTIMATES OF POST-STANDARD (1984 MODEL YEAR) BUMPERS FOR COST EVALUATION OF THE 1982 BUMPER STANDARD

The consumer cost effects resulting from the implementation of FMVSS 581 was determined by a process of tear down analysis of representative vehicles bumpers for 1982, 1983 and 1984 domestic and imported vehicles. Components removed from the selected vehicles or purchased over-the-counter were used to establish the basic cost of the bumper systems produced under the 5 MPH Standard and those produced under the 2 and 1/2 MPH Standard. Automotive industry type manufacturing cost estimating techniques were utilized to develop the costs attributable to the systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pioneer Engineering and Manufacturing Company

  2500 East Nine Mile Road
  Warren, MI  United States  48091

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Ludtke, N F
  • Cowie, G O
• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 116 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bumpers; Consumers; Costs; Estimates
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394316
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., HS-806 615
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-83-C-06004, DTNH22-84-C-06004
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM