[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR563.10]

[Page 172]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
                    SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
                            OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 563_EVENT DATA RECORDERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  563.10  Crash test performance and survivability.

    (a) Each vehicle subject to the requirements of S5, S14.5, S15, or 
S17 of 49 CFR 571.208, Occupant crash protection, must comply with the 
requirements in subpart (c) of this section when tested according to S8, 
S16, and S18 of 49 CFR 571.208.
    (b) Each vehicle subject to the requirements of 49 CFR 571.214, Side 
impact protection, that meets a trigger threshold or has a frontal air 
bag deployment, must comply with the requirements of subpart (c) of this 
section when tested according to the conditions specified in 49 CFR 
571.214 for a moving deformable barrier test.
    (c) The data elements required by Sec.  563.7, except for the 
``Engine throttle, percent full,'' ``engine RPM,'' and ``service brake, 
on/off,'' must be recorded in the format specified by Sec.  563.8, exist 
at the completion of the crash test, and be retrievable by the 
methodology specified by the vehicle manufacturer under Sec.  563.12 for 
not less than 10 days after the test, and the complete data recorded 
element must read ``yes'' after the test.