Today the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released new crash test and/or rollover ratings for 42 model year 2006 vehicles – 16 passenger cars, 17 sport utility vehicles, four vans, and five pickups – and two early release model year 2007 sport utility vehicles. NHTSA’s safercar.gov consumer information program uses a one to five star rating system, with five being the highest rating in both crash and rollover testing. Front and side star ratings indicate the chance of a serious injury to the occupant. Rollover star ratings represent the likelihood of rollover if a vehicle is involved in a single-vehicle crash. Details after the jump…
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Shaded boxes = new result for 2006 model year
PC = Passenger Car (H=Heavy, 3500 lbs or greater; Me=Medium, 3000-3499 lbs; C=Compact, 2500-2999 lbs; L=Light, 2000-2499 lbs; Mi=Mini, 1500-1999 lbs)
SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle
! = High Head Injury Criteria (HIC) for driver in side impact crash test. During the side impact test, the head of the driver dummy struck the side interior structure, causing a high head acceleration. Head impact events resulting in high accelerations have a higher likelihood of serious head trauma.
1 = results also apply to corporate twins of Ford Fusion : Lincoln Zephyr (only side air bag version) and Mercury Milan
2 = results also apply to corporate twins of Chevy Trailblazer EXT: GMC Envoy XL and Isuzu Ascender 7
3 = results also apply to corporate twin of Ford Explorer : Mercury Mountaineer
4 = results also apply to corporate twin of Nissan Armada : Infiniti QX56
5 = results also apply to corporate twin of Dodge Caravan: Chrysler Town and Country SWB (Short Wheel Base)
6 = results also apply to corporate twins of Chevy Colorado: GMC Canyon and Isuzu I-350/280 (4-door/2-door)
7 = results also apply to corporate twin of Toyota Tacoma : Toyota Prerunner
8 = results also apply to Honda Civic Hybrid
9 = results also apply to corporate twins of Chevrolet Uplander: Buick Terraza, Saturn Relay and Pontiac SV6
10 = results also apply to corporate twins of Chevrolet Tahoe : GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade
N/A = Exempt from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 214, Side Impact Protection
ND = No data. No rear seat.
TBR = To Be Rated
2-WD = Two-wheel drive
4-WD = Four-wheel drive
