Seat Back Collapse – FMVSS 207
European Seat Back Strength Standard (ECE 17) Woefully Inadequate
The European Seat Back Strength Standard (ECE 17) in many ways is a close cousin to…

NHTSA Urged to Warn Parents of Seat Back Failure Dangers to Children in Rear Seats
March 9, 2016 (202) 328-7700 The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) today petitioned the National Highway Traffic…
NHTSA Seat Back Rulemaking History
PIRG FMVSS 202 & 207 Petition – 2/21/74
Termination of Rulemaking – 11/16/04
NHTSA Chief Counsel Womack on Seat Back Incidents – 10/25/01
ARCCA Petition for Rulemaking on NHTSA Seating System Regulations, FMVSS 207
ARCCA PETITIONS THE NHTSA TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN REAR-END COLLISIONS
Alan Cantor of ARCCA submitted a petition to NHTSA in 1989 r