Sentences with phrase «side crash results»

Side crash results were four out of five stars for both front and rear seats.

Not exact matches

Still, even in some vehicles with a symmetrical design for the front of the SUV, front overlap crash test results for the driver's side and passenger's side yielded different results.

Manchester United's recent run of excellent result comes to an end this midweek as they were not only beaten by Spanish side Sevilla, but also crashed out from UEFA Champions League due to that result.

The result of the overhead shield belt system is that babies can move further forward and side - to - side in a crash before the belts will stop their movement.

When looking at test results and crash videos one could easily believe that forward facing seats provide excellent side impact protection for our little ones.

«According to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, approximately one in four of all motor vehicle crashes that involve children occur from the side, and these crashes result in a significantly higher injury rate than front or rear crashes.»

In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses may result in the SIAB and seat belt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.

Marring those results is a safety concern stemming from the side - impact crash - test results: During the test, the cabin door panel hit the torso of the dummy in the rear seat, increasing the chance of injury.

NHTSA cited mediocre results with female crash dummies, including just two stars for backseat protection in a side impact and three stars for side impacts with all dummies overall.

The Problem: The driver - side floormat anchor may break allowing the mat to move and become trapped between the accelerator pedal and the vehicle carpet, resulting in very high vehicle speeds and increasing the risk of a crash.

Results in the driver - side small overlap and moderate overlap front crash tests are given priority in this ranking.

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash test results in 2001 gave the IS 300 the maximum five stars in the Side Driver and Side Rear Passenger categories, and four stars in the Frontal Driver and Frontal Passenger categories.

The Challenger doesn't perform well in small overlap crash testing, scoring «Marginal» results from the IIHS, but scored best results of Good for the moderate front overlap and side impact test.

Because consumers pay attention to the Institute's crash test results, automakers are expected to upgrade their vehicles» side impact protection, just as they've upgraded the protection their vehicles offer in frontal crashes.

While the 2017 model's crash results haven't been released yet, the IIHS» evaluation of the 2016 model last year was 4 - out - of - 5 stars, based on «Good» scores in all categories except Small Overlap Front («Poor») and Side Impact («Acceptable»).

Front and side crashes usually are more serious, but rear impacts are more common and the neck injuries that result can be debilitating.

ARLINGTON, Va. — New crash test results reflect the improvements manufacturers continue to make in protecting people in front and side crashes, but protection in rear crashes lags.

It's also earned the federal government's top five - star crash - test results for frontal and side impacts.

These findings track results of the Institute's side crash tests conducted since 2003 for consumer information (see Status Report special issue: side impact crashworthiness, June 28, 2003).

As a convenience to new car shoppers, the Overall Vehicle Score represents the combined results of the overall ratings from the frontal crash tests, the side crash tests2 and the rollover - resistance3 into a single, summary score between one and five stars.

The inclusion of a passenger - side crash test is a first for any IIHS award, as the organization noticed that some manufacturers weren't paying sufficient attention to the passenger side, instead focusing on getting good results in the driver - side small overlap front test.

Though the Lexus GS hasn't yet been crash tested yet by the NHTSA, the car should still be safe as a result of its complement of safety and stability systems, on top of the front, side, curtain, rear and knee airbags.

The side curtain airbag did its job, however, and the end result was the determination that injuries would be low with this type of crash in the Sienna.

«Manufacturers are paying attention to our tests, and the result is that consumers have a wider choice of vehicles that do a good job of protecting them in the two most common kinds of serious crashes, front and side,» Lund says.

«These latest test results show that more and more manufacturers are improving their vehicles to better protect occupants in side impact crashes.»

But as for the Jetta, its German engineering delivered a 5 - Star Overall Safety Rating from NHTSA, based on a 5 - star test result in the side - crash evaluation and 4 - star performances for both frontal - crash and rollover situations.

Ward said the results highlight the importance of the Indian government's decision to mandate the front and side impact crash tests from October 2017.

The results for the Verona and Maxima show that vehicles with weak side structures are unlikely to provide effective protection in serious side crashes, even if they're equipped with head - protecting airbags.

[46] The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash test results in 2007 rated the ES 350 the maximum five stars in the Frontal Driver, Frontal Passenger, and Side Driver categories, and four stars in the Side Rear Passenger and Rollover categories.

[36] U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash test results in 2004 rated the RX 330 the maximum five stars in the Frontal Driver, Frontal Passenger, Side Driver, and Side Rear Passenger categories, and four of five stars in the Rollover category.

The problem centers on the driver - side airbag that could separate from the steering wheel in a crash, resulting in the potential injuries.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash test results has given the RX 350 the maximum five star rating in the Frontal Driver, Frontal Passenger, Side Driver, and Side Rear Passenger categories, and four of five stars in the Rollover category at a risk of 16.4 %.

The Institute's side impact test results are a relatively new addition to the frontal offset crash test ratings the Institute has been providing to consumers since 1995.

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash test results in 2003 rated the ES 300 the maximum five stars in the Frontal Driver, Frontal Passenger, and Side Driver categories, and four stars in the Side Rear Passenger and Rollover categories.

WASHINGTON - Side - impact air bags do not guarantee a vehicle top ratings in the government's side - impact crash tests, results from the latest round of testing sSide - impact air bags do not guarantee a vehicle top ratings in the government's side - impact crash tests, results from the latest round of testing sside - impact crash tests, results from the latest round of testing show.

Crash test results combine scores from frontal, side - impact and rollover crash tests.

As a result of all these measures, the new Cayenne models comply with all legal requirements for all types of crash protection, including frontal, side, diagonal and rear impact, as well as rollover damage and frontal - or sidepost impact.

Nissan North America is recalling 2017 - 2018 Infiniti QX30 crossovers because poor grounding of steering components could cause the driver's - side airbag to deploy, potentially injuring the driver and resulting in a crash.

«This incorrect chemical mixture could cause the airbag inflator not to initiate, resulting in the side airbag not deploying in the event of a crash and increasing the risk of injury to occupants,» the manufacturer says.

The 2012 Toyota Prius c scored a highest grade (Good) on Frontal offset test results, Side impact test results, Roof strength test results and Rear crash protection / head restraint ratings.

«These new crash test results show that the same improvements are beginning to be made for protection in serious side impacts.»

Euro NCAP results revealed that the i30's cabin aced the frontal offset deformable barrier and side impact crash tests, but the hatchback also scored high in the safety assist and pedestrian protection departments.

When the government had its crash tests, it was given outstanding results for both driver and passenger protection both in frontal and side crash tests.

Many of the nearly 10,000 deaths that occur each year in side crashes are the result of head injuries.

Test results in that initial round were so bad we nearly broke our budget for repairing the crash test dummy, but now most vehicles ace the side test thanks to side airbags and stronger side structures.

The results of both the Side Barrier and Side Pole crash test are then combined for the overall Side Crash rating.

The new Jetta's results «show you don't have to spend a lot of money to get a vehicle that offers good protection in front and side crashes,» O'Neill adds.

New crash test results reflect the improvements manufacturers continue to make in protecting people in front and side crashes, but protection in rear crashes lags.

This result is a commendable one for a car in this popular segment, yet the crash tests revealed the car's lesser - seen side.

Results show a range of performance in how well large cars are designed to protect people in serious side crashes.