Technical protocols for vehicle testing and rating
The Institute sends out automated email notifications to interested parties when any of our test
protocols is substantially changed. If you'd like to be notified of such changes, subscribe to the IIHS Protocol Updates email
list by sending email to protocol-updates@iihs.org with the word Subscribe in the subject line. Your email address will only be used for these notifications.
If you have previously subscribed to this list and would like to stop receiving notification emails,
you can unsubscribe by sending an email to the same address with the word Remove in the subject line.
Archive of previous protocol versions
All files are PDF, unless otherwise noted
| FRONTAL SMALL OVERLAP TESTING |
| Barrier design |
Overview drawing, February 2012
|
| Solidworks drawing package, February 2012 |
| Solidworks 2012 file (requires Solidworks 2012 or later): includes assembly and individual part files; click on link to open file in browser or right-click to save to disk. |
| Step model, February 2012 |
| Step AP203 file of entire assembly for import to your 3-D CAD program; click on link to open file in browser or right-click to save to disk. |
| Parasolid model, February 2012 |
| Parasolid text file of entire assembly for import to your 3-D CAD program; click on link to open file in browser or right-click to save to disk. |
| SIDE IMPACT TESTING |
| Test protocol |
Side impact crash test protocol, Version V (May 2008) |
| Rating protocols |
Side impact test program rating guidelines, April 2006 |
| Guidelines for rating injury measures, Version II (April 2008) |
| Crashworthiness evaluation side impact overall rating calculator, Version II |
| Excel (.xls) file: click on link to open file in browser or right-click to save to disk.
NOTE: If you are having trouble running this file, go to the Excel toolbar and click on Tools>Macro>Security. On the Security Level tab, select "Medium" security. On the Trusted Publishers tab, make sure "Trust access to Visual Basic project" is checked. Close Excel and reopen the file, choosing "Enable Macros" when prompted. |
| Weighting principles for side impact vehicle ratings, August 2006 |
| Moving deformable barrier specification, October 2007 |
| Side impact outrigger assembly |
| Recommended procedures for evaluating occupant injury risk from deploying side airbags, July 2003 |
| Prepared by the Side Airbag Out-of-Position Injury Technical Working Group (A joint project of Alliance, AIAM, AORC, and IIHS) |
| SID-IIs iliac wing, January 2007 |
