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Small Overlap Test – Update and Review

Sean O’Malley

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

May 14, 2014

Livonia, Michigan

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Rating Vehicles Crash tests

overall rating

GOOD ACCEPTABLE MARGINAL POOR

structural performance injury measures

from dummies restraints/dummy

kinematics

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IIHS 40 mi/h moderate overlap crash test Consumer information testing began in 1995

• 40% overlap into a offset deformable barrier

• Midsize male Hybrid III driver dummy only

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IIHS 31 mi/h side impact crash test Consumer information testing began in 2003

• IIHS style moving deformable barrier representing an

average SUV impacting 90° between vehicle axles

• Driver and rear passenger SID-IIs dummies

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IIHS 10 mi/h rear impact sled test Consumer information testing began in 2005

• IIHS static and dynamic seat evaluations

• BioRID dummy

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IIHS roof strength test Consumer information testing began in 2009

• Simple test of rollover survivability

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Frontal small overlap test Consumer information tests began 2012

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small overlap

24%

moderate overlap

24% center 19%

underride 14%

low severity 11%

full width 6%

override 2%

Serious injuries in frontal crashes, by configuration

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IIHS frontal crash comparison

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40 mph frontal small overlap crash

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Vehicle damage in small overlap crashes

Primary longitudinal member bypassed !

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Structural intrusion Standard intrusion measures

G GOOD A ACCEPTABLE M MARGINAL P POOR

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Structural intrusion Structure examples

GOOD rated vehicle POOR rated vehicle

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Inaugural front small overlap ratings August 2012 – Midsize moderate cars

• 12 models

– 2 Good

– 1 Acceptable

– 4 Marginal

– 4 Poor

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Latest front small overlap ratings April 2014 – Midsize moderate SUV’s

• 9 models

– 2 Good

– 1 Acceptable

– 3 Marginal

– 3 Poor

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Midsize SUV Ratings

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Midsize SUV 2014 Chevrolet Equinox

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Midsize SUV 2014 Ford Explorer

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Midsize SUV 2014 Mazda CX-9

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30

microcars minicars smallcars

midsizecars

largecars

minivans smallSUVs

midsizeSUVs

midsizelux. SUVs

smallpickups

largepickups

poor

marginal

acceptable

good

Small Overlap ratings for currently available designs Over 106 SOL tests run to date

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Countermeasures/Improvements

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2014 Toyota Camry

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Reinforcement extension on the driver’s side bumper bar

Driver’s side Passenger’s side

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2014 Chevrolet Equinox

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Structural countermeasures on the end of the bumper bar and engine cradle

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2014 Nissan Rogue

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A deflector attached to the front of the engine cradle, reinforcements to the hinge pillar, and a floor pan support to help mitigate intrusion

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2014 Toyota Highlander

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Bumper reinforcement extension/deflector

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2014 Chevrolet Malibu

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A deflector tied into the engine cradle

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VRC expansion

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VRC Expansion

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VRC Expansion

March 2013 groundbreaking

September 2013

– Expanded outdoor track

– Trackside buildings

– Prototypes of robotic carrier and driver

December 2013

– Groundbreaking for office expansion

Spring 2014

– Covered track completion

Fall 2014

– Office expansion completion

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Covered test track

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Covered test track Timelapse

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For more information

www.iihs.org

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Small Overlap Test – Update and Review

Sean O’Malley

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

May 14, 2014

Livonia, Michigan

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