Automotive Passive Safety Testing: Interior and Components

CSI laboratories support customers in the development, testing, and global certification of automotive passive safety components, ensuring compliance with international standards.

We provide a comprehensive portfolio of passive safety testing services for vehicle interiors, structures, and restraint systems, including structural performance evaluation of body and chassis components.

Our services include standard regulatory testing (ECE, FMVSS, NCAP) as well as custom test programs tailored to customer specifications, covering all product development stages.

Thanks to extensive expertise, CSI engineers assist partners in:

  • structural strength validation
  • optimization of occupant restraint systems
  • safety performance verification

Key Passive Safety Tests

  • Sled tests for frontal restraint systems (customer specifications)
  • Sled tests for side restraint systems (customer specifications)
  • Whiplash tests (E-NCAP, ECE R17, FMVSS 202a)
  • Seat sled testing (ECE R17, FMVSS 207)
  • Child restraint system testing (ECE R129, ADAC protocol)
  • Ejection mitigation testing (FMVSS 226)
  • Static airbag deployment tests (customer specifications)
  • Low Risk Deployment (LRD) and Out of Position (OOP) (FMVSS 208)
  • Interior impact protection tests (FMVSS 201U)
  • Dashboard and interior trim testing (ECE R21, FMVSS 201)
  • Seat belt anchorage strength testing (ECE, FMVSS 210)
  • Roof crush resistance tests (FMVSS 216a, IIHS)
  • Side door intrusion tests (FMVSS 214)
  • Steering system impact tests (ECE R12, FMVSS 203)
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