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.
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Corporate Authors:
Pioneer Engineering and Manufacturing Company
2500 East Nine Mile Road
Warren, MI United States 48091National 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