# 49 CFR § 572.2: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 49 CFR § 572.2
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > PART 572—ANTHROPOMORPHIC TEST DEVICES > Subpart A—General

## Text

The design and performance criteria specified in this part are intended to describe measuring tools with sufficient precision to give repetitive and correlative results under similar test conditions and to reflect adequately the protective performance of a vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment with respect to human occupants.
[38 FR 20451, Aug. 1, 1973, as amended at 42 FR 7151, Feb. 7, 1977]

## Nearby sections

- [49 CFR § 572.1 § 572.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.1.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.2 § 572.2 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.2.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.3 § 572.3 Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.3.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.4 § 572.4 Terminology.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.4.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.5 § 572.5 General description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.5.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.6 § 572.6 Head.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.6.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.7 § 572.7 Neck.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.7.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.8 § 572.8 Thorax.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.8.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.9 § 572.9 Lumbar spine, abdomen, and pelvis.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.9.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.10 § 572.10 Limbs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.10.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.11 § 572.11 Test conditions and instrumentation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.11.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.15 § 572.15 General description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.15.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.16 § 572.16 Head.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.16.md)
- [49 CFR § 572.17 § 572.17 Neck.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-572.17.md)

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