VOLVO'S S80 CAR RATED TOPS FOR SIDE CRASHES

AB Volvo's 1999 and 2000-model S80 four-door was the first passenger car to receive the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's to five-star crash-test ratings for protecting both front- and rear-seat occupants in a side collision. The S80 is equipped with a standard side air bag for the driver and a standard inflatable curtain that deploys in a crash to cushion the heads of the driver and a rear-seat passenger. In recent side-crash testing, five-star ratings for both the front and rear seats went to the Nissan Motor Company's Pathfinder 4x4 four-door sport utility vehicle with side air bags for the torso and head.

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• Authors:
  • Karr, A
• Publication Date: 1999-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6-7
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 99
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Front seat occupants; Passenger cars; Ratings; Rear seat occupants; Side crashes; Sport utility vehicles; Vehicle safety
• Identifier Terms: Nissan automobile; U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Volvo automobile
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00779747
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 28 1999 12:00AM