Ford F150 and Honda Civic frontal crash test by IIHS
Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram Rated in insurance bad crash tests.
In A June 4, 2001 Press release from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety issued a press release containing s the first results of crash tests for large pickups over 3,500 lbs Results showed that Ford F-150, the worst by far of the four trucks tested the statement said that the best performance in a 40 mph crash frontal test-center was the Toyota Tundra, which is ranked far the worst performer was the Ford F -150, which is ranked the poor Chevrolet Silverado GMC Sierra is classified marginal, and the Dodge Ram is low.
The Toyota Tundra has received high marks in part because of a strong cabin remained intact protect the test dummies occupants There was very little intrusion into the cabin, very little deformation Accordingly, dummy movement was well controlled, and the actions of all injuries were low except for some moderately high forces recorded on the right leg mannequin Institute president Brian O Neill said.
Ford F-150 is the worst, however, the F-150 has exposed the major collapse of the occupant compartment of the offset test, O Neill indicates a result of this collapse was not been well controlled dummy movement measurement high injury was recorded on the head and neck of the mannequin airbag deployed late in the accident, and this has also contributed to the high injury measures.
A Ford F150 truck during and after the movement of the seat test crash forward and combined with intrusion into the cabin through the dashboard and the steering column led to tall and measures injuries neck.
The cabin of the Toyota Tundra remains intact occupant protection.
A key aspect of protecting people in crashes is to keep the space around the occupants intact then the seat belts and airbags can prevent serious injuries, even in very serious accidents that happened in the tundra but not in the F-150, said O Neill.
According to an AP wire story related, the Ford F-150 was the best selling vehicle in North America for 19 years.
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