MULTISTAGE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION. FINAL REPORT

This report summarizes a study of the multistage vehicle industry and the procedures used by manufacturers in complying with certain safety standards such as FMVSS 204, 208, 212, 219, and 301. The study addressed two industry groups - the incomplete vehicle manufacturers, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Toyota, and the final stage manufacturers. Interviews were conducted with three incomplete vehicle manufacturers, eleven final stage manufacturers, three suppliers to the industry, and the industry associations that represent the final stage manufacturers - the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), and the National Vehicle Conversion Association (NVCA). Findings from these interviews are summarized in a report table covering the following subject questions/inquiries presented to the interviewed companies: 1) Safety Standards 204, 208, 212, 219, and 301; 2) Incomplete Vehicle Selection; 3) OEM/Final Stage Manufacturer Interaction; 4) Vehicle Conversion; and 5) Engineering Expertise.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Taylor and Wilber are with EASi Engineering; Peck is with Pioneer Engineering and Manufacturing Company.
• Corporate Authors:

  EASI Engineering

  30800 Telegraph Road, Suite 3700
  Bingham Farms, MI  United States  48025

  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:
  • Taylor, T
  • Wilber, T
  • Peck, J
• Publication Date: 1994-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 106 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Associations; Compliance; Industries; Interviewing; Motor vehicle industry; Motor vehicle licensing; Suppliers
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Multistage vehicle certification
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00677676
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-808 212
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-91-D-02086
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 16 1995 12:00AM