---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 563.10"
title: "49"
number: "563.10"
heading: "Crash test performance and survivability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/563.10"
---

# §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](/cfr/49/571.208.md), 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](/cfr/49/571.208.md).
- (b) Each vehicle subject to the requirements of [49 CFR 571.214](/cfr/49/571.214.md), 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](/cfr/49/571.214.md) for a moving deformable barrier test.
- (c) The data elements required by [§ 563.7](/cfr/49/563.7.md), except for the “Engine throttle, percent full,” “engine RPM,” and “service brake, on/off,” must be recorded in the format specified by [§ 563.8](/cfr/49/563.8.md), exist at the completion of the crash test, and be retrievable by the methodology specified by the vehicle manufacturer under [§ 563.12](/cfr/49/563.12.md) for not less than 10 days after the test, and the complete data recorded element must read “yes” after the test.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30101, 30111, 30115, 30117, 30166, 30168; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 51043, Aug. 28, 2006, unless otherwise noted.