1968 CAR LINES AND MODELS COMPLIANCE STATUS CHECK LIST FEDERAL (NTSB) MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS STANDARD NO. 204 - STEERING CONTROL REARWARD DISPLACEMENT - PASSENGER CARS Attachment #1 *The impact speeds of all of these test vehicles were between 30 S4.1 Except as provided in 84.2, the upper end of the steering column and shaft shall not be displaced horizontally rearward parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle relative to an undisturbed point on the vehicle more than 5 inches, determined by dynamic measurement, in a barrier collision test at 30 miles per hour minimum conducted in accordance with Society of Automotive Engineers Recommended Practice J850, "Barrier Collision Tests," February 1963. 84.2 A Type 2 seat belt assembly that conforms to Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209 shall be installed for the i driver of any vehicle with forward control configuration that does not meet the requirements of 84.1. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD No. 204 STEERING CONTROL REARWARD DISPLACEMENT — PASSENGER CARS When conducting the barrier collision test, A driver dummy may be used without mensuring the impact force developed on the chest. In the event that the vehicle impacts the barrier at a velocity not less than 30 miles per hour nor more than 33 miles per hour, the displacement of the steering column may be corrected to 30 miles per hour by means of the following formula: Federal Register, Vol. 32, No. 119 Wednesday, June 21, 1967 B 1 - Purpose This test procedure is to be used to determine compliance with Federal (NHSB) February 3, 1967, limiting the rearward displacement of the steering control. Application This test procedure will be used to determine compliance for all passenger cars. Applicable Documents Federal (NHSB) Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 204 from the Federal Chrysler Proving Grounds Test Procedure 903-A-07.8c. C - Society of Automotive Engineers Recommended Practice J850. Appendix A of Federal (NHSB) Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 204 as written in Volume 32, No. 119 of the Federal Register dated June 21, 1967. REQUIREMENTS The upper end of the steering column and shaft shall not be displaced horizontally rearward parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle relative to an undisturbed point on the vehicle more than five inches, determined by dynamic measurement, in a barrier collision test at 30 miles per hour minimum conducted in accordance with Society of Automotive Engineers Recommended Practice J850, "Barrier Collision Tests", February, 1963. When conducting the barrier collision test, a driver dummy may be used without measuring the impact force developed on the chest. Copies are available from the Engineering Standards and Data Department, Engineering Office. |