Interpretation ID: nht92-8.22

DATE: March 20, 1992

FROM: John W. Phillips -- Project Engineer, Transportation Research Center of Ohio

TO: Office of Chief Council, NHTSA

TITLE: None

ATTACHMT: Attached to letter dated 5/5/92 from Paul J. Rice to John W. Phillips (A39; Std. 202)

TEXT:

As instructed by Mr. Ed Jetner of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on March 17, 1992, I am contacting you regarding the FMVSS 202, head restraint standard. The Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC) has scheduled a FMVSS 202 test on April 7, 1992. FMVSS 202 describes a "dummy having the weight and seated height of a 95th percentile adult male with an approved representation of a human, articulated neck structure, or an approved equivalent test device." The TRC is recommending the use of the Hybrid III large male dummy manufactured by First Technologies, Model Number H3-95-R with the 1992 pelvis upgrade, to conduct this test. TRC believes this dummy represents the most "state of the art" 95th percentile dummy currently available.

Please advise TRC if the Hybrid III large male dummy is an approved equivalent test device for conducting the FMVSS 202 test. Please respond to the undersigned at 513/666-2011 by April 2, 1992. Thank you for your time with this matter.