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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Recent Crash Tests further Expose SUV Safety Myths
According to findings released October 11, 2007 by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, many midsize SUVs perform no better and sometimes even worse than automobiles in crashes, especially side impacts.
The models tested include the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Chevrolet Trailblazer, the Nissan Pathfinder, the Toyota 4Runner, the Nissan Xterra, and the Ford Explorer, and showed that many of the vehicles were defective in their passenger protection measures.
The tests show that frontal safety has improved, so that most vehicles received "Good" safety ratings, but side and rear collisions are another matter.
For side collisions, the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Nissan Pathfinder and Xterra (without optional side curtain airbags), and the Chevrolet Trailblazer, all performed only marginally, despite the fact that many were equipped with standard side-curtain airbags. In rear crashes, the vehicles performed even worse, with only the Cherokee receiving a good rating, and all others than the Pathfinder received poor ratings.
There is no reason why vehicles of this size, with the engineering heritage of over a hundred years of assembly-line production, should continue to perform so poorly on crash tests. If you or someone you love was injured as a result of a defective automobile, contact the experienced product liability lawyers at Snyder & Wenner, P.C. serving accident victims in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
The models tested include the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Chevrolet Trailblazer, the Nissan Pathfinder, the Toyota 4Runner, the Nissan Xterra, and the Ford Explorer, and showed that many of the vehicles were defective in their passenger protection measures.
The tests show that frontal safety has improved, so that most vehicles received "Good" safety ratings, but side and rear collisions are another matter.
For side collisions, the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Nissan Pathfinder and Xterra (without optional side curtain airbags), and the Chevrolet Trailblazer, all performed only marginally, despite the fact that many were equipped with standard side-curtain airbags. In rear crashes, the vehicles performed even worse, with only the Cherokee receiving a good rating, and all others than the Pathfinder received poor ratings.
There is no reason why vehicles of this size, with the engineering heritage of over a hundred years of assembly-line production, should continue to perform so poorly on crash tests. If you or someone you love was injured as a result of a defective automobile, contact the experienced product liability lawyers at Snyder & Wenner, P.C. serving accident victims in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
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