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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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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
Driv
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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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