FMVSS 208 RM CRASH SIMULATION SUPPORT: A CRASH TEST OF A 1986 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF INTO A FIXED 30 DEGREE OBLIQUE BARRIER WITH A CLOSING VELOCITY OF 48.3 KPH. TEST REPORT

The report documents one of two crash tests conducted to evaluate Part 572 and Hybrid III dummy responses in a passive belt restrained environment, and to catalog vehicle structural responses. Testing was conducted with a 1986 Volkswagen Golf 3-door hatchback at the TRCO Crash Test Facilty, East Liberty, Ohio. The Volkswagen Golf was towed into a fixed 30 degree oblique angle barrier with a closing velocity of 48.3 kph impacting on the driver side of the vehicle. One Part 572 dummy was located in the passenger's right front designated seating position in the vehicle and one Hybrid III dummy was located in the driver's designated seating position. The test date was February 25 1986 and the ambient temperature was 21 deg C.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Vehicle Research and Test Center, P.O. Box 37
  East Liberty, OH  United States  43319
• Authors:
  • Wade, B
  • Sankey, J
• Publication Date: 1986-3

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 140 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash tests; Dummies; Passive restraint systems; Standards; Temperature; Vehicle safety; Vehicle tests
• Identifier Terms: Volkswagen automobile
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491011
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: 860225, HS-807 009
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM