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Pain in the Neck: Head Restraints Flunk Tests
Head restraints in dozens of sport utility vehicles, pickups and minivans provided only poor or marginal protection against neck injuries in crashes simulated by the extent of the impact of the insurance industry.
The Insurance Institute for Security results of a test drive, released Tuesday, found SUV has improved protection against neck injuries. But the poor ratings given to various vehicles produced by manufacturers including BMW AG High, DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Nissan Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.
Designs of seats and head restraints in 21 current SUV, pickup and models minivans are rated good for protection of people in rear impacts. But 54 other models are ordered or poor. A dozen score acceptable.
Recent evaluations of occupant protection in collisions from the rear by the Institute found headrest more than half of the models of light trucks and vans are deprived of the necessary protection of the neck or cervical injury. Institute ratings of good, acceptable, marginal or poor in 87 models of 2007 are based on geometric measurements of head restraints and simulated crashes that together assess how dots of different sizes would be protected in rear-end collision custom.
Among the best performers performers are head restraint combinations in SUVs made by Subaru and Volvo and new product lines Acura, Ford, Honda and Hyundai. Among manufacturers, Subaru made the most improvement. The last manufacturer of product ranges are far from the traditional title = "Lower Parts Subaru> Subaru Baja parts. In addition, three head restraints minivan models from Hyundai and Ford earn good grades.
The institute said the crash simulated back to 20 miles per hour showed that many large vehicles below in the protection against neck injuries, which led to two million insurance claims a year value, more than 8.5 billion dollars.
Compared to six of the 44 SUVs tested last year, 17 of 59 SUV From 2007 model year received high scores on tests. "We are seeing some improvements, but not in all areas," said Adrian Lund from the Institute. "We still have a lot of vehicles out there that we describe as marginal poor. In fact, 59 percent of SUVs and pickups and mini-vans, we tested rated marginal or poor for whiplash protection of the cervix. "
The best yields among 2007 SUVs included the Acura MDX and RDX, Lincoln MKX, Ford Edge and Ford Freestyle, Honda CR-V, Element and Pilot, Hyundai Santa Fe, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Kia Sorento, Land Rover LR3, Mercedes M Class, Mitsubishi Outlander, Subaru B9 Tribeca and Forester and Volvo XC90.
SUVs were misclassified in the BMW X3 and X5, Buick Rainier, Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy and Isuzu Ascender; Cadillac SRX, Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Nitro, Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer, Mitsubishi Endeavor, Hummer H3, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Liberty, Kia Sportage, Lexus GX470 and RX; Nissan Xterra, Saab 9-7X, Suzuki XL7, Toyota 4Runner and Highlander.
Just pick, the Toyota Tundra, 2007, received the highest rating of good in crash tests by the rear. The Tundra posted four stars in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) frontal tests, while its U.S. competitors got five stars, the highest rating. NHTSA does not perform rear crash tests.
Three mini-vans were noted above: the Ford Freestar, Hyundai Entourage and Kia Sedona. For pickups, the institute gave poor ratings to Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Classic GMC Sierra 1500 Classic, Dodge Ram 1500, Ford Ranger and Mazda B Series, Nissan Frontier and certain versions of Ford F-150, Dodge Dakota and Mitsubishi Raider.
Meanwhile, minivans have been rated the Buick Terraza bad, Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay, some versions of the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Caravan and Toyota Sienna.
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Anthony Fontanelle is a 35-year-old automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.
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