REVIEW OF FOUR FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS: FMVSS 214, 215, 301, 208

The report covers the initial review of FMVSS 214 (Side Door Strength), FMVSS 215 (Exterior Protection), FMVSS 301 (Fuel System Integrity), and FMVSS 208 (Occupant Crash Protection). This work is the first task of the study of Evaluation Methodology for Four Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The review covers the objectives, requirements and timing of the four Standards. Also reviewed is the applicability of test conditions to real conditions; the relationship of the performance measures of the Standards to ultimate injury reduction; initial estimates of the effect of the Standard; and the extent and alternative methods of meeting the Standard.

• Corporate Authors:

  Center for the Environment and Man, Incorporated

  275 Windsor Street
  Hartford, CT  United States  06120

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashworthiness; Doors; Federal government; Fuel systems; Highway safety; Motor vehicle bodies; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Protection; Reviews; Safety; Safety engineering; Standards; Strength of materials; Vehicle occupants
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158964
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-343 Final Rpt., CEM-4207-559
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-6-01518
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 4 1978 12:00AM