Business · 09/07/2024Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

NHTSA Announces Availability of Supplemental Documents for Proposed Rulemaking on Advanced Crash Test Dummy

Summary

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has made available additional documents to support its proposed rulemaking to include an advanced crash test dummy, the Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th percentile adult male, which was announced in September 2023.

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