Terminology and Measurement Methodology for Determining Vehicle Overlap in Offset-Frontal Crashes

The information about the standard:

Designation standards: SAE J3227
Publication date standards: 1.4.2026
Country: American technical standard
Kategorie: Technische Normen SAE

Annotation of standard text SAE J3227 :

This SAE Information Report establishes procedures and terminology for measuring, calculating, and referencing the percent vehicle overlap for a case vehicle in real-world or staged end plane collisions where the end plane of the case vehicle is engaged at one of the two bumper corners but not both. This SAE Information Report may be applied to rear or front plane impacts.

SUBFILE: Automotive
TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Ground Vehicle Standard