Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Q3s 3-Year-Old Child Side Impact Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference
fmvss · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Published 2020-11-03 · Effective 2021-01-04 · 85 FR 69898
Document
Document number
2020-21478
Federal Register citation
85 FR 69898
CFR reference
49 CFR 572
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fmvss
Sub-agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication date
2020-11-03
Effective date
2021-01-04
DOT docket
Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0088
Abstract
This final rule amends NHTSA's regulation on anthropomorphic test devices (ATD) to add design and performance specifications for a test dummy representing a 3-year-old child, called the "Q3s" test dummy. The Q3s is an instrumented dummy that can assess the performance of child restraint systems in protecting small children in side impacts. Adding the Q3s provides NHTSA a new test device that can be used to improve side impact protection for children.