Sentences with phrase «head restraint designs»

This car earned a good rating in the frontal test but is rated marginal for its seat / head restraint design for protection in rear impacts.

None of the seat / head restraint designs in 15 pickup truck models earns a good rating.

The rates of insurance claims for driver neck injuries in the rear - end crashes were compared before and after the seat and head restraint design changes.

The ratings are for seat / head restraint designs available in 14 current minivan models.

Earlier, this car earned a good rating in the frontal test but was rated marginal for its seat / head restraint design for protection in rear impacts.

Seat / head restraint designs in 22 current car models are rated good for rear crash protection, but those in 53 other cars are rated marginal or poor.

The Institute rates most head restraint designs good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on how a restraint meets height and backset requirements for an average male.

Nissan offers a similar active head restraint design in its Maxima and Infiniti I30, Q45, and QX4 models.

The Institute rates most head restraint designs good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on how a restraint meets these two criteria for an average male.

Winged head restraint design debuts to improve comfort in Portfolio models, Sport steering wheel now standard for Prestige and Portfolio trims, cup holder cover improves cabin appearance

«The auto manufacturers have been working to improve this aspect of head restraint design.»

Its seat / head restraint design also rates «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

The front seats feature special head restraints designed to minimize whiplash, and an in - seat air - cooling system.

In addition, the car's extensive safety features consist of six airbags — including front, front side and curtain airbags — belt tensioners, belt force limiters plus belt warning, front head restraints designed to avoid whiplash trauma and three rear head restraints.

Twenty - six models fall short of earning Top Safety Pick because of inadequate head restraint designs.

Euro NCAP's whiplash tests are designed to promote best - practice seat and head restraint design i.e. those designs which are known from accident data to provide the most effective protection in the real world.

The potential of the dynamically responding seat / head restraint designs introduced by Volvo and Saab was demonstrated in crash tests conducted a few years ago (see «Status Report special issue: neck injuries in rear - end crashes,» May 22, 1999).

Saab's active head restraint design produced a 55 percent reduction in claim rates for women, compared with a 31 percent reduction for men.

Other advanced head restraint designs in newer models feature seatbacks that control the acceleration of an occupant's torso in a rear - end crash but, unlike active head restraints, these don't automatically earn good ratings.

These include different head restraint designs, such passive, reactive, pro-active or fixed.

Head restraints designed with poor geometry can not be positioned this way for many occupants, so the restraints can not begin to prevent whiplash injuries.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has performed its battery of tests on the RLX, resulting in a top score of «Good» in all tests for moderate - overlap and small - overlap frontal - offset impact safety, side - impact safety, roof strength, and seatbelt and head restraint design for whiplash reduction.

Since 1995 the Institute has been rating head restraint designs good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based largely on the geometric criteria of height and backset.

The active head restraint design, new in 1999 Saabs, automatically moves into position to provide more effective protection from whiplash injuries in rear - end collisions.

New options include a hands - free trunk opening feature, Luxury seating with power 20 - way adjustment and winged head restraint design, an active blind spot assist system, and Forward Traffic Detection and Forward Vehicle Guidance driver assistance functions

Thus, the changes in neck injury claim rates revealed by the research can be attributed to the seat and head restraint design changes instead of to differences in how the cars» structures managed the forces of the rear impacts.

The best overall performers are the BMW 3 series and Lexus IS, which earned the silver Top Safety Pick designation for good performance in the Institute's front and side crash tests plus acceptable ratings for their seat / head restraint designs in rear tests.

The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the A6 its highest rating of «Good» in the moderate - overlap frontal - offset, side - impact and roof - strength tests, while the A6's seat and head restraint design was also rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

Its seat / head restraint design was rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

The F - 150's seat / head restraint design was also rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

Its seat and head restraint design was also rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

Its seat / head restraint design was also rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

It also earned a top rating for its seats / head restraint design for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

But it's rated marginal for seat / head restraint design, so it isn't a Top Safety Pick.

The Versa's seat / head restraint design was rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

IIHS ratings have forced manufacturers to pay attention to head restraint design.

Only the Volvo and Saab are equipped with seat / head restraint designs that provide good protection against whiplash injury.

The Saab and Volvo not only provide good protection in high - speed front and side crashes but also have good seat and head restraint designs for protecting against whiplash in rear crashes.»

ARLINGTON, Va. — Seat / head restraint designs in 22 current car models are rated good for rear crash protection, but those in 53 other cars are rated marginal or poor.

What's more, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recognized the model with its highest rating of «Good» in the roof - strength, side - impact and moderate - overlap frontal - offset crash evaluations while the model's seat / head restraint design was recognized with a «Good» rating for whiplash protection in the event of rear impacts.

The Soul's seat / head restraint design was also rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

The Grand Cherokee's seat / head restraint design was rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety the truck received a «Good» rating — the highest possible — for what its head restraint design offered for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

Its seat and head restraint design rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

Seventeen other vehicles would have won 2007 awards if they had good seat / head restraint designs.

New generation of seat / head restraint designs: Percent change in neck injury claim rates for new designs compared with old designs

Only cars with similar rear - end structures before and after the manufacturers introduced the new seat / head restraint designs were included in the study.

The Impreza's seat / head restraint design was also rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

To reduce such injuries, some automakers are introducing new seat and / or head restraint designs.

The Cherokee's seat and head restraint design was also rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.