Future crashworthiness programs

IIHS is currently developing new procedures for the side test and the moderate overlap front test. This page contains information on the development of these tests and is intended to help manufacturers and testing houses understand future evaluations.

Access our current and past protocols here.

Side impact evaluation 2.0 protocols

Test protocol

• Side impact test protocol 2.0 Version 1 (October 2020)

Rating protocol — coming early 2021

Miscellaneous

• Side impact barrier specification 2.0 Version 1 (October 2020)
• 2021 SAE GIM side impact update
• Side impact 2.0 barrier development (April 2020)
  
• Technical paper on the development of the new side impact test — coming summer 2021
• SafetyWeek update, September 2020

Side impact cart design

• Drawing package (November 2020)
• Assembly solid model; Step A203 file of entire assembly for import to your 3-D CAD program
• DXF files for CNC plate cutting:
• • Bent plate side channel.DXF
  • Control arm tab.DXF
  • Low shock mt plate.DXF
  • Lower barrier stanchion gusset.DXF
  • Lower control frame tab.DXF
  • Lower frame mt support.DXF
  • Upper control frame mount.DXF
• Detailed photos

Moderate overlap front evaluation 2.0 DRAFT protocols

Test protocol

• Moderate overlap frontal crashworthiness evaluation crash test protocol for front and rear occupants Version I | Draft (April 2020)

Rating protocol — coming mid-2021

Miscellaneous

• Development of a crashworthiness evaluation program for rear-seated occupants in frontal crashes — presentation at 2020 SAE government/industry meeting

Dummy positioning

• Dummy seating procedure for rear outboard positions Version II | draft II (January 2021); procedure for properly positioning rear-seat dummies in moderate overlap and side impact crash tests