49 cfr parts 571 and 585216 as part of a comprehensive plan for reducing the risk of rollover crashes and the risk of death and serious injury in those crashes this final rule upgrades the agency s safety standard on roof crush resistance in several ways.
Federal roof crush standards.
Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Cfr title 49 section 571 216a standard no.
The nhtsa estimates that roof crush resulting from automobile rollover crashes results in thousands of injuries each year including well over 500 deaths.
Notice 01 rin 2127 af40 federal motor vehicle safety standards.
This standard established strength requirements for the roof structure over the front occupants of passenger cars with a gross vehicle weight rating gvwr of 6 000 pounds or less.
For the vehicles currently subject to the standard passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles trucks and buses with a gvwr of 2 722 kilograms 6 000 pounds or less the rule doubles the amount of force the vehicle s roof.
The federal government wants to expand the reach of its roof crush rules aimed at protecting passengers in rollover crashes.
This standard establishes strength requirements for the passenger compartment roof.
Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Barry felrice federal register december 27 1994 federal register.
But the move would cover just one additional model.
Federal motor vehicle safety standard fmvss no.
Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
216 roof crush resistance.
Applicable unless a vehicle is certified to 571 216a.
Upgraded standard of the electronic code of federal regulations.
216 roof crush resistance became effective on september 1 1973.
First for the vehicles currently subject to the standard i e.
As part of a comprehensive plan for reducing the risk of rollover crashes and the risk of death and serious injury in those crashes this final rule upgrades the agency s safety standard on roof crush resistance in several ways.
December 27 1994 department of transportation national highway traffic safety administration 49 cfr part 571 docket no.
Roof crush resistance 222 13 kb final rule.
Upgrades federal motor vehicle safety standard fmvss no.
Roof crush resistance agency.
Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
National highway traffic safety.