Published works

Position Papers

• April 2019 - Requirements for Virtual Vehicle Keys
• December 2017 - Aftermarket Replacement Parts
• June 2015 - Parking and manoeuvring accidents
• February 2009 - The Emergence of New Types of Powertrain and the Impact on the Insurance Industry
• November 1995 - Crash Initiated Restraint Systems
• September 1993 - Vehicle Security

Procedures

• November 2022 - Whiplash Injury guideline
• February 2020 - Bumper Test Procedure (Version 2.2)
• October 2017 - Low-speed Structural Crash Test Protocol (Issue 2.3)
• July 2017 - Bumper Test Procedure (Version 2.1)
• January 2017 - Assessing reverse AEB system performance in reversing collisions
• May 2016 - Implementation of the RCAR Structural and Bumper Test
• October 2014 - Assessing the performance of Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems in front-to-rear collisions
• January 2014 - Technical Criteria for Certification of Body Replacement Parts
• March 2008 - Static Head Restraint Evaluation (Version 3)
• March 2008 - Dynamic Head Restraint Evaluation (Version 3)

Design Guides

• April 2020 - RCAR New Repairability Design Guide
• March 2009 - Motorcycle Design Guide - A guide to minimize damage and facilitate repairs in low speed or stationary falls
• August 2008 - RCAR Design Guide - A manufacturers' guide to ensure good design practice for repairability and limitation of damage (Version 1.1)
• August 2008 - Car Security Design Guide and Evaluation System

Policy Papers

• AZT Study - Traffic Casualty Risks are on the Rise - Author: Dr. J.H. Kubitzki
• Effects of the Introduction of the RCAR Bumper Test

Archive

• November 2017 - Low-speed Structural Crash Test Protocol (Issue 2.2)
• November 2017 - Bumper Test Procedure (Version 2.0)
• September 2016 - Implementation of RCAR crash standards in the German insurance vehicle rating system and information on AEB systems
• November 2014 - Status of RCAR Centers' Implementation of the RCAR Structural and Bumper Test
• September 2011 - Status of RCAR Centers' Implementation of the RCAR Structural and Bumper Test
• March 2014, November 2014 - Revised information on the implementation of RCAR crash standards in the German insurance vehicle rating system and information on AEB systems
• September 2013 - Information on the implementation of RCAR crash standards in the German insurance vehicle rating system and information on AEB systems
• May 2006 - Low Speed Crash Test Standard (10-degree angle test) - Issue 2
• January 1999 - Low Speed Crash Test Standard - Issue 1
• June 1996 - Position Paper on Aftermarket Spare Parts