COST EVALUATION OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 210 - PASSENGER CARS AND EVALUATION OF COST AND WEIGHT TRENDS FOR STANDARDS 201, 203, 204 - PASSENGER CARS. FINAL REPORT. VOLUME I

The consumer cost and weight effect on 1983 vehicles, to comply with FMVSS 201, 203 and 204 was determined by a process of teardown analysis of those components affected by the Standards. The Standards cover: FMVSS 201 - Occupant Protection in Interior Impact, Volume I; FMVSS 203 - Impact Protection for the Driver from the Steering Control System, Volume II; FMVSS 204 - Steering Control Rearward Displacement, Volume III. A pre, post and trend cost and weight effect of complying with FMVSS 210 was determined by detail analysis of those components affected. The cars selected for this study were to be high volume representatives of all the various size classifications and, as near as possible, carry-over models or direct descendants of those in previous related studies. The sampling also includes cars downsized by weight reductions, recently redesigned smaller, more effecient vehicles with 4 and 6 cylinder engines, rack and pinion steering and front wheel drive.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pioneer Engineering and Manufacturing Company

  2500 East Nine Mile Road
  Warren, MI  United States  48091

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Planning and Analysis, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Osen, W R
  • Ludtke, N F
• Publication Date: 1985-4

Media Info

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

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Costs; Evaluation; Vehicle design; Vehicle weight
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495874
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 755
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM