Federal Roof Crush Standards

Barry felrice federal register december 27 1994 federal register.

Federal roof crush standards.

The purpose of this standard is to reduce deaths and injuries due to the crushing of the roof into the occupant compartment in rollover crashes. Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Federal motor vehicle safety standards. The national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa has recently announced that new regulations governing federal roof standards will become effective in the future and will provide greater protection against roof crush injuries.

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. National highway traffic safety. 216 roof crush resistance became effective on september 1 1973. 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.

But the move would cover just one additional model. Upgrades federal motor vehicle safety standard fmvss no. Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Roof crush resistance agency.

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. First for the vehicles currently subject to the standard i e. Cfr title 49 section 571 216a standard no. 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. Federal motor vehicle safety standard fmvss no. This standard establishes strength requirements for the passenger compartment roof. Federal motor vehicle safety standards.

Applicable unless a vehicle is certified to 571 216a. Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking snprm. 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. The federal government wants to expand the reach of its roof crush rules aimed at protecting passengers in rollover crashes.

216 roof crush resistance.