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DOT - 49 CFR 571 208

Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection

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Organization: DOT
Publication Date: 1 October 2019
Status: active
Page Count: 92
scope:

This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes.

Purpose.

The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants, and the severity of injuries, by specifying vehicle crashworthiness requirements in terms of forces and accelerations measured on anthropomorphic dummies in test crashes, and by specifying equipment requirements for active and passive restraint systems.

Document History

49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2022
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants,...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2021
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants,...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2020
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants,...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2019
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants,...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2018
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants, and...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2017
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants,...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2016
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants, and...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2015
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants, and...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2014
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. S2. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants,...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2013
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes.  Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants,...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2012
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes.  Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants,...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2011
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants, and...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2010
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants, and...
49 CFR 571 208
October 1, 2009
Standard No. 208; Occupant crash protection
This standard specifies performance requirements for the protection of vehicle occupants in crashes. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths of vehicle occupants, and...
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References

This document is referenced by:
49 CFR 571 84 FR 51076 - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection
Published by FMVSS on September 27, 2019
SUMMARY: The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 directs NHTSA to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, ‘‘Occupant crash...
This document is referenced by:
F3389/F3389M - Standard Test Method for Assessing the Safety of Small Unmanned Aircraft Impacts
September 1, 2021
This test method is applicable to small unmanned aircraft (sUA) that are limited in the United States in accordance with 14 CFR § 107.3 to be less than 55 lbf. The test method provides a standardized...
This document is referenced by:
49 CFR 571 85 FR 17624 - Occupant Protection for Automated Driving Systems
Published by FMVSS on March 30, 2020
SUMMARY: This proposal is one of a series of regulatory actions that NHTSA is considering to address the near- and long-term challenges of testing and verifying compliance with the Federal motor...
This document is referenced by:
49 CFR 571 85 FR 68541 - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection
Published by FMVSS on October 29, 2020
SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Sander Operating Co. III LLC (Sander), licensee of KGW, requesting the substitution of channel 26 for channel 8 at Portland in...
This document is referenced by:
49 CFR 571 85 FR 79456 - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Test Procedures
Published by FMVSS on December 10, 2020
SUMMARY: NHTSA is issuing this ANPRM to seek public comment on whether any test procedures for any Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) may be a candidate for replacement, repeal, or...
This document is referenced by:
49 CFR 595 85 FR 84281 - Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities
Published by FMVSS on December 28, 2020
SUMMARY: In 2016, NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend our regulations, ‘‘Make Inoperative Exemptions, Vehicle Modifications to Accommodate People With Disabilities,’’ to...
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