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Auto Bumper

An auto bumper is designed to protect the front and rear sections of a vehicle in the event of an accident. They have been required parts of every car and truck in this country since the automobile began being mass produced. However, bumper design has changed somewhat over the years.

While auto bumpers have been common on nearly every car made in the last 50 years, the first official government standards weren’t enacted until 1972. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 215 require passenger cars to be able to withstand an impact of 5 mph in the front, and 2 mph in the rear without damaging safety equipment such as headlights.

In 1982, the standard was amended. An auto bumper, beginning in model year 1983, was only required to withstand an impact in the front at 2.5 mph. The new standard also required that bumpers on passenger cars protect an area 16-20 inches from the ground.

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