437. Dateline 1999, 2000, 2001 Minivan and Small Car IIHS Frontal Offset Crash Test

Описание: Dateline NBC: Consumer Alert: Crash Test
Do 4th doors on minivans compromise structural integrity?
Do 4th doors on minivans affect structural integrity?

Chevrolet Cavalier, also sold as Pontiac Sunfire, also sold as Toyota Cavalier (Japan)
1996 Toyota Previa: poor/good, also sold as 1996 Toyota Estima (Japan): poor/good, also sold as 1996 Toyota Tarago (Australia and New Zealand): poor/good
1998 Toyota Sienna: good/good
1996 Honda Odyssey: marginal/good, also sold as 1996 Isuzu Oasis: marginal/good
1999 Honda Odyssey: good/good
1996 Ford Windstar: good/good
1999 Ford Windstar: good/good (later downgraded to acceptable for unknown reasons)
1996 Nissan Quest: marginal/good, also sold as 1996 Mercury Villager: marginal/good, also sold as 2000 Yunbao YB6480 (China): marginal/good, also sold as 2000 Fengshen EQ6482 (China): marginal/good, also sold as 2000 Guangdong Bus Works GDK6480 (China): marginal/good
1999 Nissan Quest: poor/good, also sold as 1999 Mercury Villager: poor/good
1995 Mitsubishi Galant: poor/good
1999 Mitsubishi Galant: acceptable/good
1999 Saab 9-3: acceptable/good
1999 Hyundai Sonata: acceptable/good
1997 Mazda Protegé: acceptable/good
1999 Mazda Protegé: acceptable/good
1997 Dodge Neon: poor/good
2000 Dodge Neon: marginal/good (steering wheel snaps off), also sold as 2000 Plymouth Neon: marginal/good, also sold as 2000 Chrysler Neon: marginal/good (Canada, Continental Europe, and United Kingdom Great Britain)
1997 Kia Sephia: poor/good, also sold as 1997 Kia Spectra: poor/good, also sold as 1997 Kia Shuma (rest of the world outside North America): poor/good, also sold as 1997 Kia Mentor (Australia and New Zealand): poor/good
1999 Kia Sephia: poor/good, also sold as 1999 Kia Spectra: poor/good, also sold as 1999 Kia Shuma (rest of the world outside North America): poor/good, also sold as 1999 Kia Mentor (Australia and New Zealand): poor/good
1995 Volkswagen Jetta: marginal/good
1999 Volkswagen Jetta: acceptable/good (seatbelt pretensioner ignites insulation inside very bottom of B-pillar, also causing a fire in driver's door; Jetta recalled immediately after test results)

only 1 automaker, Saab, maker of the acceptably rated 9-3, was willing to talk to Dateline NBC on camera

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