Equipped with India's only BHL cabin, designed and tested to ROPS (
Rollover Protection Structure) and FOPS (Falling Object Protection Structure), the 435E BHL offers enhanced safety
Not exact matches
Passive safety features include: crumple zones in 1957 (vehicle body
structure absorbs the force of impact); collapsible steering column (prevents the steering column from protruding into the cabin during accidents), strengthened occupant cell enhanced occupant
protection during severe impacts (
rollovers); pre-accident seatbelt tensioning (tightens seatbelts prior to impact), and sandwich platforms (allows the engine to slide under the occupants in a head - on collision).
Removing the roof takes away an integral component of this
structure, meaning the load path had to be redefined in order to retain the high rigidity and crash safety, including side impact and
rollover protection.
The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Volkswagen Routan — which all share a common
structure — join the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna in the Top Safety Pick ranks following new evaluations for
rollover protection.