FINAL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FMVSS 301: FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY

The report is the third in a series of four reports which contain the final design and implementation plan for evaluating the effectiveness of each of four selected Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). The four selected FMVSS which have been examined are: Side door strength, exterior protection, fuel system integrity, and occupant crash protection. This report contains the final design and implementation plan for evaluating the effectiveness of FMVSS 301 - Fuel System Integrity.

• 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: 67 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crashes; Doors; Fire prevention; Fires; Fuel systems; Fuel tanks; Measures of effectiveness; Motor vehicle bodies; Motor vehicles; Protection; Research; Safety; Safety engineering; Standards; Structural analysis; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159003
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-347 Final Rpt., CEM-4207-566
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-6-01518
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1978 12:00AM