Filed under: Minivans/MPVs, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Safety, Crossovers/CUVs, Acura, BMW, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GM, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Toyota Over the past few years, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been testing the effectiveness of head and neck restraints in most of the new models that it puts through its battery of batterings, and with good reason. Rear-end collisions are the number one crash on American roads. The latest round of tests reveals that over 60-percent of new trucks, SUVs and minivans are scoring either marginal or poor. Of 87 models tested, 54 vehicles failed the test, while only 21 received the 'Good' rating from the IIHS. Among them was the new Toyota Tundra, whose previous four-star crash rating from the government was a blow to automaker's newest entrant into the highly competitive truck segment. Several other vehicles have improved their scores, including the Acura MDX, Honda CR-V, Element and Pilot, the Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento and Mercedes M-Class. The BMW X5, Dodge Nitro and Suzuki XL7 all were rated as 'poor.' You can read the IIHS press release in full after the jump, and you can see a video that explains the testing procedures by clicking here. [Source: IIHS]Continue reading IIHS finds most trucks, SUVs and minivans have poor head restraints Permalink | Email this | Comments More...
