Commercial vehicle test protocols and technical information

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Driver protection

• Commercial vehicle restraint feature availability protocol Version I (June 2026)
• Commercial vehicle seat belt reminder evaluation protocol Version I (June 2026)

Crash avoidance

• Pedestrian automatic emergency braking test protocol for commercial vehicles Version I (October 2026)
• Vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention test protocol for commercial vehicles Version I (October 2026)

Rear underride protection

• Semitrailer underride test protocol Version II (May 2021)
• Semitrailer rear impact guard quasi-static test protocol Version II (January 2024)

Archived protocols

• Semitrailer underride test protocol Version I (August 2016)
• Semitrailer rear impact guard quasi-static test protocol Version I (May 2021)