USED CAR SAFETY STANDARDS (VEHICLE SAFETY STATUS). FINAL REPORT. VOLUME 2

DATA ACQUIRED IN THE CHECKING OF 8,543 CARS UP TO FIVE YEARS OLD ARE INCLUDED. TECHNIQUES OF INSPECTION AND CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE CONDITION OF VEHICLES ARE DISCUSSED. DEFECTS DISCOVERED ARE GROUPED INTO TWELVE MAJOR CATEGORIES. THE TEN MOST COMMON DEFECTS ARE DISCUSSED. AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF THE DEFECTS MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ACCIDENTS. STATISTICAL DATA ARE GIVEN FOR: YEAR AND MAKE OF CAR, TEN MOST COMMON DEFECTS, ALL DEFECTS GROUPED INTO 12 CATEGORIES, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECTS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 2, 282 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Automobile Club of Missouri

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• Authors:
  • Oldham, F B
• Publication Date: 1969-7-31

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Defects; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Used vehicle industry
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223114
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM