(b) The maximum calculated HIC15 value shall not exceed 570. S20.2.3.1 The vehicle shall comply in tests using any car bed specified in section A of appendix A or A-1 of this standard, as appropriate. If this positioning of the dummy's legs is prevented by contact with the instrument panel, using only the control that primarily moves the seat fore and aft, move the seat rearward to the next detent that provides clearance. 209 (49 CFR 571.209) and with S7.1 and S7.2 of this standard. S22.4.2.2 Place the dummy in the front outboard passenger seat such that: S22.4.2.2.1 The midsagittal plane is coincident with Plane D within 10 mm (0.4 in). (b) The upper arms are parallel to the torso and the hands are next to where the thighs would be. The accelerometer sensitive axis is parallel to the direction of test platform travel. S4.5.3.2 An automatic belt, furnished pursuant to S4.5.3, that provides both pelvic and upper torso restraint may have either a detachable or nondetachable upper torso portion, notwithstanding provisions of the option under which it is furnished. A passenger car is loaded to its unloaded vehicle weight plus its rated cargo and luggage capacity weight, secured in the luggage area, plus the weight of the necessary anthropomorphic test devices. S10.3.2 The palms of the passenger test dummy shall be in contact with the outside of the thigh. (c) Position any adjustments on the child restraint, to the extent possible, according to the child restraint manufacturer's instructions. The test dummy shall meet the injury criteria of S6.1 of this standard. S27.2 Definitions. This section establishes procedures for filing and processing applications for temporary exemption from the requirements in this standard that vehicles be equipped with inflatable restraint systems. Unbelted rear facing and convertible child restraints. (c) Place the upper arms parallel to the spine. (c) Peak compression. S21.2.2 The vehicle shall be equipped with a telltale light meeting the requirements specified in S19.2.2. (2) A load of 20 pounds is applied to the free end of the lap belt or the lap belt portion of the belt assembly (i.e., the end that is not anchored to the horizontal surface) in the direction away from the retractor. (b) Leg - a straight line on the leg skin between the center of the ankle bolt (part 210-5701 in drawing 210-5000-1 & -2, leg assembly) and the knee bolt (part 210-5301 in drawing 210-5000-1 & -2, leg assembly). Vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2005, and before September 1, 2006. Cinch the vehicle belts to any tension from zero up to 134 N to secure the child restraint. S4.2.5.4 Alternative phase-in schedule. (b) With the section C child restraints facing forward. S22.3.3 Start the vehicle engine or place the ignition in the on position, whichever will turn on the suppression system, and then close all vehicle doors. Driver torso/head/seat back angle positioning. Subject to S4.5.5.3(b), for vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2006, and before September 1, 2007, the amount of vehicles complying with S4.1.5.5 for complying passenger cars, S4.2.7 for complying trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles, or S4.4.3.1 for complying buses shall be not less than 80 percent of: (1) If the manufacturer has manufactured vehicles for sale in the United States during both of the two production years immediately prior to September 1, 2006, the manufacturer's average annual production of vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2004, and before September 1, 2007, or. S22.4.3.6 If necessary, material with a maximum breaking strength of 311 N (70 lb) and spacer blocks may be used to support the dummy in position. A vehicle shall not be deemed to be in noncompliance with this standard if its manufacturer establishes that it did not have reason to know in the exercise of due care that such vehicle is not in conformity with the requirement of this standard. (d) The manufacturer will recall this vehicle not later than (insert the time set forth in the exemption) and install the missing inflatable restraint at no charge. (3) Each truck, bus, and multipurpose passenger vehicle with a GVWR of 8,500 pounds or less and an unloaded vehicle weight of 5,500 pounds or less that is manufactured in two or more stages or that is altered (within the meaning of 567.7 of this chapter) after having previously been certified in accordance with part 567 of this chapter is not subject to the requirements of S4.2.5.1.2, S4.2.5.2.2, and S4.2.5.3.2. 209 (49 CFR 571.209) and with S7.1 and S7.2 of this standard. (d) At the option of the manufacturer, the requirements in S4.5.1(b) and S4.5.1(c) for labels that are permanently affixed to specified parts of the vehicle may instead be met by permanent marking or molding of the required information. 209 (49 CFR 571.209) and with S7.1 and S7.2 of this standard. S4.1.3.1.1 Subject to S4.1.3.1.2 and S4.1.3.4, each passenger car manufactured on or after September 1, 1986, and before September 1, 1987, shall comply with the requirements of S4.1.2.1, S4.1.2.2 or S4.1.2.3. (c) The upper arms are parallel to the torso and the hands are in contact with the thighs. The vehicle shall meet the crash protection requirements of S5 by means that require no action by vehicle occupants. The angle shall be set to 20.0 degrees 2.5 degrees. Belted rear facing and convertible child restraints. Processing an application for a temporary exemption. The load is applied in a horizontal direction toward the front of the vehicle with a force application angle of not less than 5 degrees nor more than 15 degrees above the horizontal at an onset rate of not more than 50 pounds per second. If a dummy leg contacts the vehicle interior before the full forward position is attained, position the seat at the next detent where there is no contact. Impact the vehicle traveling longitudinally forward at any speed, from 32 km/h (20 mph) to 40 km/h (25 mph), inclusive, into a fixed rigid barrier that is perpendicular within a tolerance of 5 degrees to the line of travel of the vehicle under the applicable conditions of S16.2 of this standard. (c) A vehicle produced by more than one manufacturer shall be attributed to any one of the vehicle's manufacturers specified by an express written contract, reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under 49 CFR part 585, between the manufacturer so specified and the manufacturer to which the vehicle would otherwise be attributed under S14.8.2(a) or (b). (h) Wait ten seconds, then check whether the air bag is deactivated. If the foot cannot be positioned on the toeboard, set it initially perpendicular to the lower leg and place it as far forward as possible with the heel resting on the floor pan. S4.2.5.6 Trucks, buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a GVWR of 8,500 pounds or less and an unloaded vehicle weight of 5,500 pounds or less produced by more than one manufacturer. (b) If the child restraint is certified to S5.9 of 571.213, and the vehicle seat has an anchorage system as specified in 571.225, using only the mechanism provided by the child restraint manufacturer for attachment to the lower anchorages as specified in S20.2.1.6. S4.10 Metric values. The label shall conform in content to the label shown in either Figure 6a or 6b of this standard, as appropriate, and shall comply with the requirements of S4.5.1(b)(1)(i) through S4.5.1(b)(1)(iv). Wait 10 seconds, then check whether the air bag is deactivated. The 49 CFR Part 572 Subpart O 5th percentile adult female test dummy is positioned as follows: S16.3.1 General provisions and definitions. Denton drawing C-1709) that is mounted between the bottom of the skull and the top of the neck as shown in Drawing 78051-218, in the unbelted sled test: (a) Flexion Bending Moment (calculated at the occipital condyle) - 190 Nm. Under the applicable conditions of S8, mount the vehicle on a dynamic test platform at the vehicle attitude set forth in S13.3, so that the longitudinal center line of the vehicle is parallel to the direction of the test platform travel and so that movement between the base of the vehicle and the test platform is prevented. S4.1.5.4 Passenger cars certified to S14. S5.3 Rollover. S4.2.6.3 Trucks, buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles certified to S14. If the frontal air bag system contains a multistage inflator, the vehicle shall be able to comply with the injury criteria at any stage or combination of stages or time delay between successive stages that could occur in a rigid barrier crash test at or below 26 km/h (16 mph), under the test procedure specified in S22.5. (iv) Myc = 27 Nm (20 lbf-ft) when an extension moment exists at the occipital condyle. (c) If necessary use a material with a maximum breaking strength of 311 N (70 lb) or spacer blocks to keep the dummy in position. S24.3.2 Place a 49 CFR part 572 subpart O 5th percentile adult female test dummy at the front outboard passenger seating position of the vehicle, in accordance with procedures specified in S16.3.3 of this standard, except as specified in S24.3.1. S22.2.1.2 Locate a vertical plane through the longitudinal centerline of the child restraint. Requirements using 6-year-old child dummies. If necessary to avoid contact with the vehicle's brake or clutch pedal, rotate the test dummy's left foot about the lower leg. Postal Service may meet the requirements of S4.2.1.1 or S4.2.1.2 of this standard instead of the requirements of S4.1.5.1. If there is no setting at the geometric center, position it one setting lower than the geometric center. S4.4.3.1 Except as provided in S4.4.3.1.1, S4.4.3.1.2, S4.4.3.1.3, S4.4.3.1.4 and S4.4.3.1.5, each bus with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less, except a school bus or an over-the-road bus, shall be equipped with a Type 2 seat belt assembly at every designated seating position other than a side-facing position. S16.2.5 The dummy is clothed in form fitting cotton stretch garments with short sleeves and above the knee length pants. (d) Unless otherwise indicated, instrumentation for data acquisition, data channel frequency class, and moment calculations are the same as given in 49 CFR part 572 subpart O 5th percentile female test dummy. S16.3.4.1 If the head restraint has an automatic adjustment, leave it where the system positions the restraint after the dummy is placed in the seat. 209 ( 571.209) and to S7.1 and S7.2 of this standard, and a seat belt warning system that conforms to S7.3; and. S22.2.2.3 Sitting on seat with back not against seat back. S4.5.5.3 Calculation of complying vehicles. S8.1.8.2 Each test dummy is clothed in a form fitting cotton stretch short sleeve shirt with above-the-elbow sleeves and above-the-knee length pants. S20.1.9.4 Using only the control that primarily moves the seat in the fore and aft direction, determine the full rearward, middle, and full forward positions of the SCRP. S24.3.4 Wait 10 seconds, then check whether the air bag system is activated. S4.1.1.1 First option - complete passive protection system. In addition, the remaining two seat belt parts must be accessible under normal conditions. If the dummy cannot be rolled forward on the seat due to contact of the dummy feet with the floor pan, extend the lower legs forward, at the knees, until floor pan contact is avoided. S4.4.3.1.5 Any rear side-facing designated seating position shall be equipped with a Type 1 or Type 2 seat belt assembly that conforms to S7.1 and S7.2 of this standard. If the transverse instrumentation platform of the head is still not level, then adjust the pelvic angle of the test dummy within the limits specified in S10.4.2.2 of this standard. (a) For vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States on or after September 1, 2005, and before September 1, 2007, a percentage of the manufacturer's production as specified in S4.5.5.2, shall meet the requirements specified in either S4.1.5.5 for complying passenger cars, S4.2.7 for complying trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles, or S4.4.3.1 for complying buses. Position any adjustable parts of the seat that provide additional support so that they are in the lowest or most open adjustment position. (a) Automatic seat belts. (b) Place the dummy's back against the seat back and rest the dummy's thighs on the seat cushion. (3) At each front designated seating position that is an outboard designated seating position, as that term is defined at 49 CFR 571.3, and at each forward-facing rear designated seating position that is a rear outboard designated seating positions, as that term is defined at S4.1.4.2(c) of this standard, have a Type 2 seat belt assembly that conforms to Standard No. Unless otherwise stated. (b) Except as provided in S4.1.4.2.1 and S4.1.4.2.2, each passenger car, other than a convertible, manufactured on or after September 1, 1990 and each convertible passenger car manufactured on or after September 1, 1991 shall be equipped with an integral Type 2 seat belt assembly at every forward-facing rear outboard designated seating position. This Appendix A-1 applies to not less than 50 percent of a manufacturer's vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2009 and before September 1, 2010, as specified in S14.8 of this standard. If the dummy contacts the vehicle interior, move the seat rearward to the next detent that provides clearance. If the vehicle has an adjustable accelerator pedal and the right foot is not touching the accelerator pedal when positioned as above, move the pedal rearward until it touches the right foot. S4.2.5.3.1 Subject to S4.2.5.3.2 and S4.2.5.5 and except as provided in S4.2.4, each truck, bus, and multipurpose passenger vehicle, other than walk-in van-type trucks, vehicles designed to be exclusively sold to the U.S. Let the thighs rest on the seat cushion to the extent permitted by the foot movement. S14.2 Vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2006. In the case of an automatic safety belt system, cancellation of the tension-relieving device shall occur each time the adjacent vehicle door is opened. The means for detaching the upper torso belt may use a pushbutton action. Place the seat back, if adjustable independent of the seat, at the manufacturer's nominal design seat back angle for a 50th percentile adult male as specified in S8.1.3. S9.1 Pressure vessels. Position the midsagittal plane of the dummy vertical and parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal centerline and aligned within 10 mm (0.4 in) of the center of the steering wheel rim. Locate the vertical plane parallel to the vehicle longitudinal centerline through the point located on the steering wheel cover. (a) Each designated seating position, except the driver's position, and except any right front seating position that is equipped with an automatic belt, that is in any motor vehicle, except walk-in van-type vehicles and vehicles manufactured to be sold exclusively to the U.S. S14.3.1.1 Vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2007, and before September 1, 2008. S26.2.4.3 The dummy's thorax instrument cavity rear face is 6 degrees forward (toward the front of the vehicle) of the steering wheel angle (i.e., if the steering wheel angle is 25 degrees from vertical, the thorax instrument cavity rear face angle is 31 degrees). If an application fails to provide the information specified in S12.4 and S12.5, NHTSA will not process the application, but will advise the manufacturer of the information that must be provided if the agency is to process the application. Place the 49 CFR part 572 subpart P 3-year-old child dummy on the front outboard passenger vehicle seat in any of the following positions (without using a child restraint or booster seat or the vehicle's seat belts): S22.2.2.1 Sitting on seat with back against seat back. There shall be sufficient clearance between the vehicle seat and the side of the vehicle interior to allow the test block defined in Figure 4 of this standard unhindered transit to the latchplate or buckle. S4.5.5.1 Vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2005 and before September 1, 2007. Vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2009 and before September 1, 2010, shall comply with S14.8.1 through S14.8.4. The deceleration rate is at least 20g for a minimum of 0.04 seconds. (b) Rear outboard designated seating position means any outboard designated seating position (as that term is defined at 49 CFR 571.3) that is rearward of the front seat(s), except any designated seating positions adjacent to a walkway located between the seat and the side of the vehicle, which walkway is designed to allow access to more rearward seating positions. (b) The lap belt or lap belt portion of a seat belt assembly equipped with an automatic locking retractor that is installed at a front outboard seating position must allow at least Pull the belt webbing three inches from the test dummy's chest and release until the webbing is within one inch of the test dummy's chest and measure the belt contact force. Attain the 50 pound load in not more than 5 seconds. To determine compliance with S7.4.3 of this standard, position the test dummy in the vehicle in accordance with S10.1 through S10.6 of this standard and adjust the seating position in accordance with S8.1.2 and S8.1.3 of this standard. Position any adjustable head restraint in the lowest and most forward position. S19.2.1 The vehicle shall be equipped with an automatic suppression feature for the passenger air bag which results in deactivation of the air bag during each of the static tests specified in S20.2 (using the 49 CFR part 572 Subpart R 12-month-old CRABI child dummy in any of the child restraints identified in sections B and C of appendix A or A-1 of this standard, as appropriate and the 49 CFR part 572 subpart K Newborn Infant dummy in any of the car beds identified in section A of appendix A or A-1, as appropriate), and activation of the air bag system during each of the static tests specified in S20.3 (using the 49 CFR part 572 Subpart O 5th percentile adult female dummy). S14.5 Barrier test requirements using 50th percentile adult male dummies. S20.2.2 Unbelted rear facing and convertible child restraints. Locate the vertical plane parallel to the vehicle longitudinal centerline through the point located on the steering wheel cover. Booster seats are to be used in the manner appropriate for a 3-year-old child of the same height and weight as the 3-year-old child dummy. Except as provided in S7.2(e), each seat belt assembly installed in any vehicle shall have a latch mechanism that complies with the requirements specified in S7.2(a) through (d). S14.6.3.2 A vehicle produced by more than one manufacturer shall be attributed to any one of the vehicle's manufacturers specified by an express written contract, reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under 49 CFR part 585, between the manufacturer so specified and the manufacturer to which the vehicle would otherwise be attributed under S14.6.3.1. Trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds, manufactured in or after January 1, 1972 and before September 1, 1990.