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NHTSA is authorized by congress (Volume 489, United States Code Chapter 301 Motor Vehicle Safety, Section 30166, 30168 and Volume 23 , Section 403) to collect information on motor vehicle crashes to aid in the development, implementation and evaluation of motor vehicle and highway safety countermeasures. The law requires the Agency to protect the privacy of individuals involved in crashes investigated. Agency procedure for release, accuracy and security of research data collected under the NASS program prohibit the dissemination of any information collected, assembled, derived or computed until all conditions of data gathering and reporting, case completeness, quality control and privacy have been completed. The cases available through the NASS web query system have met these conditions.
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Case ID			OR	Case Year	1997199819992000200120022003	PSU	020304050608091112134142434547484950727374757678798182	Case Number

SELECT FROM A LIST OF CASES BASED ON CRITERIA BELOW
Crash Criteria
Year		All 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003		Max # Vehicles		All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Month		All January February March April May June July August September October November December		Min # Vehicles		All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Mortality/Injury Severity		All Fatalities Seriously Injured [AIS 3-5] Minor/Moderate Injuries [AIS 1-2] No Injuries
Vehicle Criteria
Make		All ACURA ALFA ROMEO AM GENERAL AMC/AMERICAN MOTORS ASTON MARTIN AUDI AUSTIN / AUSTIN HEALEY AUTOCAR BERTONE BMW BROCKWAY BUICK CADILLAC CHEVROLET CHRYSLER DAEWOO DAIHATSU DELOREAN DESOTO DODGE DUCATI EAGLE FERRARI FIAT FORD FREIGHTLINER/WHITE FWD GMC GRUMMAN HARLEY-DAVIDSON HINO HONDA HUDSON HYUNDAI INFINITI INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER/NAVISTAR ISUZU JAGUAR JEEP / KAISER-JEEP KAWASAKI KENWORTH KIA LAMBORGHINI LAND ROVER LEXUS LINCOLN MACK MASERATI MAZDA MERCEDES BENZ MERCURY MERKUR MG MINI MITSUBISHI NEOPLAN NISSAN / DATSUN OLDSMOBILE OSHKOSH OTHER DOMESTIC MANUFACTURER (light vehicles) OTHER MAKE (med/heavy truck/bus or "other") OTHER MAKE MOPED OTHER MAKE MOTORED CYCLE PETERBILT PEUGEOT PLYMOUTH PONTIAC PORSCHE RENAULT/AMC ROLLS ROYCE/BENTLEY SAAB SATURN SCION SMART STERLING STERLING TRUCKS SUBARU SUNBEAM SUZUKI TESLA TOYOTA TRIUMPH UNKNOWN DOMESTIC MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN FOREIGN MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN MEDIUM/HEAVY TRUCKS AND BUSES MANUFACTURER VOLKSWAGEN VOLVO WARD LAFRANCE WESTERN STAR WINNEBAGO YAMAHA "		Start Model Year		All 1923 1929 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1939 1947 1948 1950 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Model		All		End Model Year		All 1923 1929 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1939 1947 1948 1950 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Body Category		All Buses (Excludes Van Based <= 4,536 kgs GVWR) Automobiles Automobile Derivatives Utility Vehicles (<= 4,536 kgs GVWR) Van Based Light Trucks (<= 4,536 kgs GVWR) Light Conventional Trucks (Pickup style cab,<=4,536kgs GVWR) Other Light Trucks (<= 4,536 kgs GVWR) Medium/Heavy Trucks (> 4,536 kgs GVWR) Motored Cycles(Does Not Include all-Terrain Veh /Cycles) Other Vehicles Unknown Vehicle Type Not Reported
Vehicle Damage
Primary		All F Front R Right Side L Left Side B Back (Rear) T Top U Undercarriage 9 Unknown		PDOF		to degrees
Secondary		All D Distributed - side or end L Left - front or rear C Center - front or rear R Right - front or rear F Side Front - left or right P Side center section L or R B Side Rear - left or right Y Side (F + P) OR End (L + C) Z Side (P + B) OR End (C + R) D Distributed - (F+P+B) F Front Section P Center Section B Rear Section Y Side Front/Center Section (F+P) Z Side Center/Rear Section(P+B) 9 Unknown		Delta V		to mph kmph
(multi select)				Barrier Equivalent Speed		to mph kmph
Rollover
Occupant
Age		to months years		Sex		All Male Female All Female Female, pregnant - 1st trimester (1st-3rd month) Female, pregnant - 2nd trimester (4th-6th month) Female, pregnant - 3rd trimester (7th-9th month) Female, pregnant - trimester unknown Unknown
Seat Position		All Front Row Left Front Row Middle Front Row Right Second Row Left Second Row Middle Second Row Right Third Row Left Third Row Middle Third Row Right Fourth Row Left Fourth Row Middle Fourth Row Right Fifth Row Left Fifth Row Middle Fifth Row Right Cargo Area		Height		to cm
				Weight		to kg
Injury
Body Region		All Head Face Neck Thorax Abdomen Spine Upper Extremity Lower Extremity Unspecified		AIS/NASS Code
				Maximum AIS		to
ISS		to
Restraint Use
Manual Belt Available		All Not Used/ not available/ removed or destroyed Inoperative (specify) Shoulder Belt Lap Belt Lap and shoulder belt Belt used - type unknown Other belt used (specify) Shoulder w/child safety seat Lap w/child safety seat Lap & shoulder w/child safety seat Belt w/child seat - type unknown Other belt w/child seat (specify) Unknown if belt used		Air Bag Available		All No Yes Unknown
Manual Belt Used		All Not equipped/not available/not used Used properly Used properly w/child seat Used, unknown if proper Improper-shoulder worn under arm Improper-shoulder worn behind back or seat Improper-belt worn around more than one person Improper-lap belt worn on abdomen Lap or lap/shoulder used improperly w/child seat (specify) Other improper use (specify) Unknown		Air Bag Location		All Steering Wheel Hub Top Instrument Panel Mid Instrument Panel Bottom Instrument Panel Seat Back Door/Panel Roof Side Rail Other Unknown Seat Back (Outboard) Seat Back (Inboard) Seat Belt
Automatic Belt Available		All Not Equipped/Not Available/destroyed or rendered inoperative Automatic belt in use Not in use (manually disconnected, motorized track inoperative) (specify) Automatic belt use unknown Automatic belt used with child restraint Unknown		Air Bag Deployed		All Deployed during crash (as a result of impact) Deployed, inadvertently just prior to crash Deployed, details unknown Non-collision Deployment Unknown if deployed Not deployed Not Applicable No air bag available for this crash Unknown if air bag available for this crash
Automatic Belt Used		All Not Equipped/Not Available/Not Used Used properly Used properly w/child safety seat Shoulder belt worn under arm Shoulder belt worn behind back Belt worn around more than one person Lap portion worn on abdomen Lap/shoulder belt/automatic shoulder belt used improperly with child safety seat Other improper use (specify) Unknown		Child Seat Used		All Yes No

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