Safety Standards

There are many factors, which influence the retention of the windshield in the case of a crash. This is particularly true since the introduction of the passenger side airbag. The only relevant standard that determines specifications for windshield retention in case of a crash is the US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 212/208. Euro NCAP does not measure this.

FMVSS 212/208 specifies that after having absolved a frontal crash at 30 mph (48 km/h), with two unrestrained dummies in the front driver- and passenger seats of a car with driver- and passenger airbag, the windshield must remain attached to the pinchweld at least 75% of the total bond-line area, where no more than 50% adhesion loss is permitted on one side of the longitudinal center line of the windshield.

Safe Drive-Away Time is the length of time required for the polyurethane bead to build sufficient strength for meeting the standards of FMVSS 212/208. Sika bases all its published Safe Drive-Away Times on crash tests according to FMVSS 212/208, using vehicles with driver- and passenger airbags and no seatbelts on the dummies.

When you use a SikaTack product you can be sure that is has been tested and approved according to the strictest safety standards.

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