fmvss 213 test procedure

Add-on systems other than belt-positioning seats. Completed. The tether strap, if one is provided, is attached to the tether anchorage. (c) Prevent a child of any height for which the restraint is recommended for use pursuant to S5.5.2(f) from standing upright on the vehicle seat when the child is placed in the device in accordance with the instructions required by S5.6. Completed. It lies in a relatively straight line without sagging. Standard regulation on the flammability of interior materials. When a rear-facing child restraint system is tested in accordance with S6.1, the angle between the system's back support surface for the child and the vertical shall not exceed 70 degrees. Position each movable surface in accordance with the instructions that the manufacturer provided under S5.6.1 or S5.6.2. (e) In the case of add-on child restraint systems, the restraint shall meet the requirements of S5 at each of its seat back angle adjustment positions and restraint belt routing positions, when the restraint is oriented in the direction recommended by the manufacturer (e.g., forward, rearward or laterally) pursuant to S5.6, and tested with the test dummy specified in S7. Visual Inspection. Technical Standards Documents (TSD) are documents that reproduce an enactment of a foreign government or material produced by an international organization (typically Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) published in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Part 571). In that case, multiple labels shall be placed side by side. (a) Activate the built-in child restraint or attach the add-on child restraint to the seat assembly as described below: (i) Child restraints other than belt-positioning seats. (d) After the steps specified in paragraph (c) of this section, rotate each dummy limb downwards in the plane parallel to the dummy's midsagittal plane until the limb contacts a surface of the child restraint system or the standard seat assembly, in the case of an add-on system, or the specific vehicle shell or specific vehicle, in the case of a built-in system, as appropriate. Send your name, address, e-mail address if available (preceding four words are optional) and the restraint's model number and manufacturing date to (insert address) or call (insert a U.S. telephone number). PDF NHTSA Research Procedure for the Proposed FMVSS No. 213 Frontal Impact Test (vi) Dress and prepare the dummy according to S9. S10.2.3 Hybrid III 6-year-old in belt-positioning seats and Hybrid III 10-year-old in belt-positioning seats. Each belt end of the buckle shall be pre-loaded in the following manner. (h) In the case of each child restraint system that has belts designed to restrain children using them and which do not adjust automatically to fit the child: Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child restraint around your child. PDF Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213 Child Restraint - NHTSA PDF Report Number: 213-nawc-07-009 Child Restraint System Tests - Fmvss No PDF Report No. 3151176-55 CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM COMPONENT TESTS FMVSS 213 Download file: LABORATORY TEST PROCEDURE FOR FMVSS 213 - Child Restraint Systems. The belt assembly buckles used in any child restraint system shall be tested in accordance with S6.2.1 through S6.2.4 inclusive. S5.1.2.2 At the manufacturer's option (with said option irrevocably selected prior to, or at the time of, certification of the restraint), child restraint systems manufactured before August 1, 2005 may be tested to the requirements of S5 while using the test dummies specified in S7.1.2 of this standard according to the criteria for selecting test dummies specified in that paragraph. Engineer: Corey Barlet. The test procedure for the dynamic systems test is specified in S6.1.2. When tested in accordance with S6.1 and with the test dummies specified in S7, each child restraint system manufactured before August 1, 2005, that, in accordance with S5.5.2, is recommended for use by children whose mass is more than 10 kg shall -. Related files: 213-8 App B | 213-8 App C | 213-8 App D | 213-8 App E | 213-8 App F | 213-8 App G | FY TP-213-9a | FY TP-213-9b | FY TP-213-9c | 213-9 App B | 213-9 App C| 213-9 App D | 213-9 App E | 213-9 App F | 213-9 App G, Side Impact Protection -- Dynamic:Standard regulation on dynamic side impact protection. Each system shall meet the requirements at each of the restraint's seat back angle adjustment positions and restraint belt routing positions, when the restraint is oriented in the direction recommended by the manufacturer (e.g., facing forward, rearward or laterally) pursuant to S8.1, and tested with the test dummy specified in S7. The system shall be tested in accordance with applicable portions of SAE J902, dated Completed. Completed. The rotation shall be stopped when it reaches that angle and the seat shall be held in this position for three seconds. PDF Report No. 3151176-43 CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM COMPONENT TESTS FMVSS 213 (A) The specific vehicle shell, if selected for testing, is mounted on a dynamic test platform so that the longitudinal center line of the shell is parallel to the direction of the test platform travel and so that movement between the base of the shell and the platform is prevented. However, such a booster shall be labeled with a warning to use the booster with the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system when using the booster without a shield. Before being used in testing under this standard, dummies must be conditioned at any ambient temperature from 20.6 to 22.2C and at any relative humidity from 10 percent to 70 percent, for at least 4 hours. (d) A child restraint that is recommended by its manufacturer in accordance with S5.5 for use either by children in a specified mass range that includes any children having a mass greater than 18 kg (40 lb) but not greater than 22.7 (50 lb), or by children in a specified height range that includes any children whose height is greater than 1100 mm but not greater than 1250 mm is tested with a 49 CFR part 572, subpart N dummy (Hybrid III 6-year-old dummy). (ii) Belt-positioning seats. Visual Inspection. Completed. Completed. Visual Inspection. 209; and. The test procedure will also include requirements for soaking and storing, as well as required IFD Engineer: Ahmad Barnes, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles:Standard regulation on new pneumatic radial tires for light vehicles. Standard regulation on truck-camper loading (Was FMVSS 126). Completed. Table to S5(f) - Average Weight of Child Represented by Various Test Dummies. Standard regulation on bumper standard (Was FMVSS 215). Place the lap shield on the pelvis of the dummy. Completed. 302 shall be met in both the in-use and stowed positions. Our homologation experts can provide guidance so that you can comply with FMVSS as you manufacture motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. FY TP-125-01 pt1 | FY TP-125-01 pt2. Engineer: Standard regulation on transmission shift lever sequence, etc. Test conditions and procedures. 213a are harnesses and car beds. S5.1.2 Injury criteria. FY TP-121-D01. Add-on and built-in child restraint systems. (d) The place of manufacture (city and State, or foreign country). [For car beds, harnesses, and belt positioning seats, the first part of the statement regarding attachment by the child restraint anchorage system is optional.] Engineer: Ahmad Barnes Related files: FY TP-110P-02 | FY TP-110P-03, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles:For Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 Kilograms or Less (For Light Truck Type Vehicles Only). Completed. 213 test bench was based on a 1974 Chevrolet Impala bench seat. Completed. S8.2.6 Repeat the procedures set forth in S8.2.1 through S8.2.4. Completed. Standard regulation on warning devices. (c) Place the dummy in the child restraint. (a) For each add-on child restraint system: (1) No portion of the test dummy's head shall pass through a vertical transverse plane that is 720 mm or 813 mm (as specified in the table in this S5.1.3.1) forward of point Z on the standard seat assembly, measured along the center SORL (as illustrated in figure 1B of this standard); and. If a nominal position is not specified, the seat back is positioned so that the longitudinal center line of the child test dummy's neck is vertical, and if an anthropomorphic test dummy is used, the accelerometer surfaces in the test dummy's head and thorax, as positioned in the vehicle, are horizontal. Visual Inspection. (2) Rotate each dummy arm downwards in the plane parallel to the dummy's midsagittal plane until the arm contacts a surface of the child restraint system or the standard seat assembly, in the case of an add-on system, or the specific vehicle shell or specific vehicle, in the case of a built-in system, as appropriate. (c) Using a flat square surface with an area of 2580 square millimeters, apply a force of 178 N, perpendicular to: (1) The plane of the back of the standard seat assembly, in the case of an add-on system, or. (C) If a statement specifying a child weight limit is required for the child restraint installed forward-facing and rear-facing pursuant to S5.5.2(l)(3)(i) and only one installation diagram is provided, then the child weight limit shall be in accordance with S5.5.2(l)(3)(i)(A) or the lesser of the child weight limits described in S5.5.2(l)(3)(i)(B) and (C). A distributor's name may be used instead if the distributor assumes responsibility for all duties and liabilities imposed on the manufacturer with respect to the system by the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended. (3) A seating position equipped with a child restraint anchorage system. Child restraint systems equipped with internal harnesses to restrain the child and with components to attach to a child restraint anchorage system and for which the combined weight of the child restraint system and the maximum recommended child weight for use with internal harnesses exceeds 65 pounds, must be labeled with the following statement: Do not use the lower anchors of the child restraint anchorage system (LATCH system) to attach this child restraint when restraining a child weighing more than * [*insert a recommended weight value in English and metric units such that the sum of the recommended weight value and the weight of the child restraint system does not exceed 65 pounds (29.5 kg)] with the internal harnesses of the child restraint.. Application. (C) Install the child restraint system using the child restraint anchorage system at the center seating position of the standard seat assembly in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions provided with the system pursuant to S5.6.1. 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE . Completed. Each value shall be not less than the 15,000 N and 11,000 N applicable breaking strength requirements, but the median value shall be used for determining the retention of breaking strength in paragraphs (b)(1), (c)(1), and (c)(2) of this section S5.4.1.2. FMVSS No. Engineer: Daniel Lind, Flammability of Interior Materials:Standard regulation on the flammability of interior materials. Standard regulation on school bus rollover protection. Hybrid III 6-year-old in belt-positioning seats and Hybrid III 10-year-old in belt-positioning seats. S10 Positioning the dummy and attaching the system belts. Engineer: Neil Dold, Hydraulic Brake Fluids:Standard regulation on hydraulic brake fluids. Engineer: Standard regulation on Power-Operated Window Systems. 571.213 Standard No. Mail Code: NVS-220, W43-481 . 2 on the AATCC Gray Scale for Evaluating Change in Color (incorporated by reference, see 571.5). Engineer: Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems: Standard regulation on windshield defrosting and defogging systems. Engineer: James Jones, School Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release:Standard regulation on school bus emergency exits and window retention and release. FY TP-135-01. (h) In the case of each built-in child restraint system that has belts designed to restrain children using them and which do not adjust automatically to fit the child: Snugly adjust the belts provided with this child restraint around your child. Standard regulation on windshield wiping and washing systems. (1) Add-on systems other than belt-positioning seats. Completed. Standard regulation on dynamic side impact protection. The following test conditions apply to this alternate test device. S6.1.2(a)(1)(i)(D) (beginning September 1, 2002). In Progress. The manufacturer may, at its option, use any seat which is a representative aircraft passenger seat within the meaning of S4. FY TP-122-03. Engineer: Jayton Lindley, Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles:For Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 Kilograms or Less (For Passenger Car Tests Only). Occupant Protection in Interior Impact -- Upper Interior Head Impact Protection: Standard regulation on occupant protection in interior impact -- upper interior head impact protection. Figure 7 illustrates the loading for the different buckles and the point where the release force should be applied, and Figure 8 illustrates the conical surface used to apply the release force to pushbutton-release buckles. Position the arms, if necessary, so that the arm placement does not inhibit torso or head movement in tests conducted under S6. (b) Each child restraint system manufactured for use in motor vehicles shall meet the requirements in this section when, as specified, tested in accordance with S6.1 and this paragraph. This procedure shall not be interpreted to be in conflict with any . (E) Convertibles and open-body type vehicles have the top, if any, in place in the closed passenger compartment configuration. Engineer: Daniel Lind, Transit Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release:Standard regulation on transit bus emergency exits and window retention and release. (iv) Register your child restraint with the manufacturer. Test Procedures: The "SGS North America Inc. Laboratories Test Procedure for FMVSS No. 213 for frontal impact testing, although the allowable corridor is wider than the FMVSS No. Engineer: Karen Nuschler, Performance Calibration Requirements: Standard regulation on Calibration Test for Part 572 Subpart W, Q3s 3-Year-Old Crash Test Dummy. Completed. In the case of car beds, all portions of the test dummy's head and torso shall be retained within the confines of the car bed. S10.2.1 Newborn dummy and 12-month-old dummy. Engineer: Ed Chan, CNG Fuel Container Integrity:Standard regulation on CNG fuel container integrity. FY TP-301-04. 213" dated July 2012 submitted and approved by the office of Vehicle Safety Compliance National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contains the specific procedures used to conduct this test. Truck-Camper Loading (Was FMVSS 126): Standard regulation on truck-camper loading (Was FMVSS 126). (a) Each child restraint system, except a factory-installed built-in restraint system, shall have a registration form attached to any surface of the restraint that contacts the dummy when the dummy is positioned in the system in accordance with S6.1.2 of Standard 213. Completed. FYTP-136-01 |FYTP-136-01_App_A | FYTP-136-01_App_B | FY TP-136-01_App_C. New Pneumatic Tires -- MPVs, Trucks, Buses, Trailers, Motorcycles: Standard regulation on new pneumatic tires -- MPVs, trucks, buses, trailers, motorcycles. S8.1 Installation instructions. TP129-00. (d) Apply the belt. Completed. Booster seat means either a backless child restraint system or a belt-positioning seat. S6.2.2 After completion of the testing specified in S6.1 and before the buckle is unlatched, tie a self-adjusting sling to each wrist and ankle of the test dummy in the manner illustrated in Figure 4, without disturbing the belted dummy and the child restraint system. Standard regulation on platform lift systems for motor vehicles. (4) If a child restraint system is equipped with a device that deactivates the passenger-side air bag in a vehicle when and only when the child restraint is installed in the vehicle and provides a signal, for at least 60 seconds after deactivation, that the air bag is deactivated, the label specified in Figure 10 may include the phrase unless air bag is off after on front seat with air bag.. 887 - Designation of Arsenic as a Priority Chemical and Regulation of Arsenic in Children's Products. Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038): Regulatory change WC19 - Wheelchair Transportation Safety (b) Child restraint systems manufactured on or after February 27, 2015. For harnesses that bear the label shown in Figure 12 and that meet S5.3.1(b)(1) through S5.3.1(b)(3), attach the harness in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions provided with the system pursuant to S5.6.1, i.e., the seat back mount is used.