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2GX/AERO X Owner’s Manual OM0002_Rev A_2GX/AERO X
CHAPTER 14: TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
Both ISO 7176-19 and ANSI/RESNA WC/19 provide a testing methodology for testing a wheelchair in a
simulated frontal impact collision at 30 mph (48 kph). One difference between ISO 7176-19 and ANSI/RESNA
WC/19 is that ISO 7176-19 permits the anthropomorphic test dummy to be secured using a vehicle-anchored
pelvic belt and a vehicle-anchored shoulder belt while ANSI/RESNA WC/19 requires that the anthropomorphic
test dummy be secured using a wheelchair-anchored pelvic belt and a vehicle-anchored shoulder belt.
ISO 7176-19 and ANSI/RESNA WC/19 are intended to promote occupant safety and reduce the risk of injury for
motor-vehicle occupants who remain seated in their wheelchair during transit by improving the crashworthiness
of wheelchairs that conform to its requirements. In the opinion of the authors of ANSI/RESNA WC/19, “a
wheelchair that complies with all the requirements of this standard can be considered to provide a reasonable
measure of safe and suitable seating during vehicle ingress/egress, during normal transportation, and in a frontal
impact” (emphasis added). However, the authors of ANSI/RESNA WC/19 also noted that “wheelchairs that
conform to the requirements of this standard should not be considered to offer seating and occupant restraint
that is equivalent to that provided by seats provided by the vehicle manufacturer” (emphasis added). Similarly,
the authors of ISO 7176-19 stated that wheelchairs “that comply with this part of ISO 7176 will have additional
features that provide increased levels of occupant security and safety whilst their occupants are riding in motor
vehicles.” Accordingly, ISO 7176-19 and ANSI/RESNA WC/19 include numerous warnings to the effect that
“wheelchair users should transfer to the vehicle seat and use the vehicle-installed restraint system whenever it is
feasible.”
Therefore, there are several important considerations that users of TiLite’s Transit Tie-Down Option must
keep in mind. First, ISO 7176-19 only tests for wheelchair performance where the wheelchair, secured in the
forward-facing position, is involved in a frontal impact collision at 30 mph (48 kph). It does not test for wheelchair
performance in any other type of collision, including, without limitation, side impacts, rear impacts, rollovers or
higher speed frontal impacts. Second, compliance with ISO 7176-19 does not guarantee that the occupant
will not be injured, even in a frontal impact collision at 30 mph (48 kph) or less. In such an impact, the forces
experienced are very severe and injuries can be sustained even if the wheelchair performs exactly as required
by the standard.
This Owner’s Manual contains detailed information regarding the exact configuration of the TiLite wheelchairs
that were subjected to the frontal impact and other tests required by ISO 7176-19. See “Statement of
Compliance/Specifications” below. The results of that testing apply only to the configuration of the wheelchair as
tested and described herein.
Therefore, if you order your chair differently, such as with a seating system
manufactured by someone other than TiLite, you are hereby advised that the wheelchair was not tested
in such different configuration and should not be considered “transit approved” by TiLite. Because
TiLite has not tested the chair with such different configurations, TiLite has no knowledge of how the
product would perform in such configuration. Therefore, TiLite makes no claims or warranties about the
wheelchair’s performance in any configuration other than the configuration described herein. TiLite has
not authorized any person to make any such claims or warranties on its behalf.
STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE/SPECIFICATIONS
Aero X wheelchairs equipped with TiLite’s Transit Tie-Down Option conform to the requirements of ISO 7176-
19. Specifically, it has been tested in accordance with Section 5.2 (Frontal Impact), Section 5.3 (Accessibility of
Securement Points Intended for Use with Four-Point Strap-Type Tie-Downs with Hook-Type End-Fittings) and
Section 5.4 (Accommodation of Vehicle-Anchored Belt Restraints) of ISO 7176-19. The wheelchair Tie-Down
and occupant restraint system (WTORS) used in these tests was strap-type tie-down that complied with SAE
J2249 and ISO 10542-1.
The TiLite Wheelchair Tranport Bracket Option has NOT been crash-tested either pursuant to ISO 7176-
19 “Wheeled Mobility Devices for Use in Motor Vehicles” or pursuant to ANSI/RESNA WC19. Therefore,
the Wheelchair Transport Bracket Option is provided solely for the purpose of securing an UNOCCUPIED
wheelchair in a motor vehicle.