The Overall Vehicle Score combines
the results of a frontal crash test, side crash tests and rollover resistance tests and compares those results to the average risk of injury and potential for vehicle rollover of other vehicles to give vehicles an indexed single score that consumers can use for comparison when vehicle shopping.
Not exact matches
A new
frontal oblique test to address a
crash type that continues to
result in deaths and serious injuries despite the use
of seat belts, air bags, and the crashworthy structures
of late - model vehicles;
The Institute's
frontal crashworthiness evaluation is based on
results of a 40 mph
frontal offset
crash test.
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.
«These
results demonstrate the effectiveness
of the Institute's
frontal crash test program in bringing about improvements in vehicle designs,» says Adrian Lund, the Institute's chief operating officer.
The Institute's crashworthiness evaluations are based primarily on
results of the
frontal offset
crash test at 40 mph.
The
frontal crashworthiness rating is based on
results of a 40 mph
frontal offset
crash test.
Concern: In the event
of a
crash necessitating deployment
of the passenger's
frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure could cause rupturing
of the inflator
resulting in metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants.
Studies
of frontal crashes have shown similar
results: Drivers
of vehicles with good ratings in the Institute's
frontal offset
crash test are much less likely to die in
frontal crashes.
Concern: In the event
of a motor vehicle
crash necessitating deployment
of the driver's
frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants
resulting in serious injury or death.
In a release issued yesterday the institute said
results from 2009 testing showed that small overlap
crashes accounted for nearly a quarter
of the
frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants in vehicles that otherwise had good rating for
frontal crash protection.
About the only negative press we've seen on the car was marginal
crash test
results by the Insurance Institute
of Highway Safety in its small overlap
frontal crash testing.
[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 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 %.
IIHS testing reveals that in
crashes of this type the impact occurs toward the car's outer edge; the vehicle has a tendency to rotate during the collision,
resulting in the driver's head moving outboard, away from the
frontal airbag.
Frontal crashworthiness evaluations are based on results of frontal offset crash tests at
Frontal crashworthiness evaluations are based on
results of frontal offset crash tests at
frontal offset
crash tests at 40 mph.
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.
The Euro NCAP
crash test
result for Hyundai Kona states that the passenger compartment
of the Kona remained stable in the
frontal offset test.
Details: An electrical short could occur in the steering wheel wiring harness, which could
result in an inadvertent unwarranted deployment
of the driver
frontal airbag, which could lead to minor injuries or a
crash if the driver loses control
of the vehicle because
of the surprise deployment.
The researchers compared injury data reported from real
crashes with
results of both the Institute's
frontal offset
crash tests and the federal government's full - front tests.
The Institute's crashworthiness evaluations are based on
results of frontal offset
crash tests at 40 mph.
Concern: In the event
of a
crash necessitating deployment
of the driver's
frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants
resulting in serious injury or death.
The Institute's
frontal crashworthiness evaluations are based on
results of 40 mph
frontal offset
crash tests.
The Institute's
frontal crashworthiness evaluations are based on
results of frontal offset
crash tests at 40 mph.
As well as «excessive footwell deformation» occurring in
frontal offset
crash testing, which can
results in lower leg injuries, ANCAP noted that elements
of the dashboard were «a potential injury source for both the driver and passenger».
According to a study by the IIHS, small overlap
crashes of this type accounted for nearly 25 - percent
of frontal crashes resulting in a serious injury or fatality.