Business · 23/02/20041 min read

NHTSA Denies IIHS Petition to Amend FMVSS Seating Procedures

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied a petition from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to modify the current seating position procedures for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Nos. 208 and 214, which are related to occupant crash protection and side impact protection, respectively. The IIHS had requested to adopt procedures based on the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) Seating Accommodation Model.