This is a review of two existing Federal regulations to determine what action domestic and foreign passenger car manufacturers took to meet the standards and the resulting cost to the customer for such actions. The Standards are; FMVSS 113, Hood Latches-Passenger Cars and FMVSS 219, Windshield Zone Intrusion. The hood latch regulation described the 'state-of-the-art' condition for all domestic offerings and all but the VW Beetle for the imported cars. The VW Beetle did change its front compartment latch to meet the Standard. To meet the windshield zone intrusion regulation, manufacturers introduced several design features which are detailed in this report. Some of these changes were implemented in anticipation of the Standard and thus many specimens included hood impact bolts and hood buckle beads one or more years prior to the effective date of the Standard. Some Ford Motor Company products were changed for the introductory year to assure compliance with the Standard.


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    Title :

    Cost Evaluation for Two Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards - FMVSS 113 Hood Latch - Passenger Cars - FMVSS 219 Windshield Zone Intrusion - Passenger Cars


    Contributors:
    T. N. McVetty (author) / A. J. Cross (author) / L. W. Parr (author)

    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    152 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English