The interior is surrounded by sturdy steel members and reinforcements, to provide the occupants with the best possible protection in the event of a collision.  | | The 900 models are designed to conform with the most stringent safety regulations in the world. |
Safety in a collision One of the objectives in the design of the 900 models was to conform comfortably with the collision safety regulations that are probably the world's most stringent - those on the USA market. The striker plates of the door locks are fitted with backing plates, to prevent the locks from jamming. This feature, together with the softer sections purposely incorporated into the wheel housings and the wing flanges, makes it easier to open the doors after the car has been involved in a head-on collision. The bonnet includes reinforcements at the front and rear, a buckling zone in the centre and special arrester stays in the rear. This design prevents the bonnet from being forced in through the windscreen in a collision. In the event of a head-on collision, the engine will be forced backwards and downwards, and will be arrested by the sturdy bulkhead. Most of the collision forces will be transmitted through the rugged longitudinal members and the wheel housings to the windscreen pillars, the bulkhead and its mountings. In a side-on collision, the energy will be absorbed mainly by the sills, the floor and door members, the extra thick side panels, the bulkhead, the smoothly profiled floor pan and the transverse tunnel below the back seat.
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