EVALUATION OF NHTSA MODIFIED VOLKSWAGEN RABBITS MDB-TO-CAR SIDE IMPACT TEST OF A 19 DEGREE CRABBED MOVING DEFORMABLE BARRIER TO A 1981 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT AT 34.4 MPH

This test report documents one of a series of twelve crash tests to evaluate the NHTSA's Modified Volkswagen Rabbits. Testing was conducted on a baseline 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit 2-door hatchback at the TRCO Crash Test Facility, East Liberty, Ohio. The test vehicle was impacted on the left side by a moving deformable barrier, crabbed to 19 deg, at 34.4 mph. Occupant responses of two side impact dummies were measured. One dummy was located in the driver's designated seating position and one was located in the left rear seating position. The test date was October 6, 1983 and the ambient temperature was 60 deg F.

Media Info

  • Features: Appendices; Figures;
  • Pagination: 174 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00450336
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: 831006 Final Rpt., HS-806 506
  • Contract Numbers: DTNH22-82-A-08401
  • Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM