Evaluation of Seat Foams for the FMVSS No. 213 Test Bench

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• Creators:
  Wietholter, Kedryn ; Louden, Allison E. ; Sullivan, Lisa K. ; Burton, Ron
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Vehicle Research and Test Center ; TRC Inc
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Child restraint systems
  • Seats
  • Vehicle safety
  • Vehicle tests
  • Foams
  • Standards
  • FMVSS 213
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 099
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1530230
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  Child restraint systems sold in the United States must meet performance requirements specified in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, which includes a sled test simulating a 30 mph frontal impact. The design of the original FMVSS No. 213 test bench was based on a 1974 Chevrolet Impala bench seat. NHTSA updated some features of the bench seat in 2003 (68 FR 37620) to better represent vehicle seats of that time. As part of NHTSA’s periodic regulatory review, NHTSA once again evaluated whether the current FMVSS No. 213 test bench, including the seat foam, needs further modification to represent the rear seats of recent model passenger cars. This report describes the identification and testing of foam samples representative of more recent model year vehicles.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57336/dot_57336_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.31 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Vehicle Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
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