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IIHS crash tests small pickups, majority flunk
Click above for more of the IIHS side impact crash tests for small pickups The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently performed side crash tests for the first time on small pickups. Their sampling included the Toyota Tacoma, Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier and Chevy Colorado. The results were published today and they indicate that small pickup owners might want to start wearing helmets while driving. The IIHS has only three grades for its crash tests: Good, Marginal and Poor. The Dakota, Ranger and Frontier all earned ... Read more →
NHTSA mandates head protection on all cars by 2013 Damon Lavrinc
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that by 2013, all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. will be required to provide head protection in side-impact crashes. The ...
IIHS tests reveals that money doesn't always buy safety Damon Lavrinc
Click the image above for a gallery of all the IIHS contenders. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just released its most recent round of crash tests, rating everything from the Kia ...
Crash Results: Camry and RAV4 leading, Caliber makes improvement over Neon Damon Lavrinc
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just can't stop ramming large, bumper shaped projectiles into the newest vehicles for 2007. Today the IIHS released the results of it most recent ...
Vehicles get safer, but crash fatalities climb Eric Bryant
While new vehicles continue to sprout ever-increasing numbers of safety features, traffic fatalities still hit a 15-year high in 2005, notching 43,200 fatalities according to a recent release by the ...
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Kia Sedona and Subaru Impreza get top billing in crash safety tests 3 years ago on Autoblog
Not too long ago there was a time when Kia didn't come time mind when it came to anything, let alone safety. If there is still any doubt, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has new results that may change all that -- they called the new Kia Sedona the best minivan they've tested ...
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety alters crash test practices 3 years ago on Autoblog
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has altered its testing policy for frontal offset crashes, allowing automakers of top-rated vehicles to submit test data to verify before the institute issues a rating. Nine vehicles for 2006, including the Buick Lucerne (pictured), Hyundai Azera, ...
NHTSA awards Explorer Sport Trac five stars for safety 3 years ago on Autoblog
Despite the Fusion earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s lowest side-impact rating recently, at least Ford can celebrate a victory in SUV safety as the Explorer Sport Trac has received the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s highest rating of five stars for ...
Ford Fusion t-boned by low IIHS side-impact rating 3 years ago on Autoblog
In its latest round of side-impact testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has dinged the 2006 Ford Fusion with its lowest score for models not equipped with side airbags. In head-on testing, the mid-sizer fared significantly better, netting an 'acceptable' rating (the ...
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