EVALUATION OF NHTSA MODIFIED VOLKSWAGEN RABBITS MDB-TO-CAR SIDE IMPACT TEST OF A 19 DEG CRABBED MOVING DEFORMABLE BARRIER TO A 1976 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. FINAL REPORT

This test report doucments one of a series of 12 crash tests to evluate the NHTSA's Modified Volkswagen Rabbits. Testing was conducted on a 1976 Volkswagen Rabbit 2-door hatchback with structural modification designated as Optimized 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 19, 1983 and the ambient temperature was 56 deg F.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Vehicle Research and Test Center, P.O. Box 37
  East Liberty, OH  United States  43319
• Authors:
  • Stultz, J
• Publication Date: 1983-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 175 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash tests; Crashes; Drivers; Dummies; Side crashes; Testing; Vehicle design; Vehicle occupants
• Identifier Terms: Volkswagen automobile
• Old TRIS Terms: Moving barrier
• Subject Areas: Design; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497513
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 831019, HS-806 504
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM