The iihs has created its own new category of roof strength standards that requires a strength to weight ratio of 4 times a vehicle s weight to earn the highest rating of good.
Iihs roof strength test results.
The insurance institute for highway safety has released results from its new crash.
How the side crash test is conducted.
Subaru forester given top rating in iihs roof strength test cherry hill nj march 24 2009 the all new subaru forester was given the top rating of good in the insurance institute for highway safety s new roof strength rating system.
Rating applies to 2008 15 models.
In other words the roof must withstand a force of at least 4 times the vehicle s weight before the plate crushes the roof by 5 inches.
2019 ram 1500 crew cab crash test results.
The insurance institute for highway safety iihs has just released roof strength tests that are designed to measure how well vehicles protect their occupants in rollovers.
The iihs small overlap results for subcompact cars are bad but they re no worse than many larger cars results in the same test.
Rear testing for whiplash prevention 2 23.
Iihs releases new roof strength test results for suvs many suv shoppers worry about the rollover risks that come with driving a tall vehicle.
The insurance institute for highway safety iihs.
A 2019 ram 1500 laramie crew cab 4 2 was tested for roof strength and recieved a good rating after having a peak force of 22 302lbs applied to the roof of the crew cab.
Measuring roof strength 2 51 take a look at the crush machine used to determine a vehicle s roof strength and reviews the importance of strong roofs in rollover crashes.
Test of roof strength on safest suvs.
Losses resulting from the ownership and operation of different types of vehicles and by publishing insurance loss results by vehicle make and model.
The peak strength to weight ratio recorded at any time before the roof is crushed 5 inches is the key measurement of roof strength.
