Iihs Roof Strength 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.

Iihs roof strength test results.

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. 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. Losses resulting from the ownership and operation of different types of vehicles and by publishing insurance loss results by vehicle make and model. 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.

In fact the ram 1500 crew cab and extended cab were the worst performers of any 2018 vehicle in roof strength iihs says where the vast majority of vehicles earn good ratings. 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. 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. Roof crash test results from iihs the auto channel.

The insurance institute for highway safety has released results from its new crash. A good rating requires a strength to weight ratio of at least 4. How the side crash test is conducted. Rating applies to 2008 15 models.

The peak strength to weight ratio recorded at any time before the roof is crushed 5 inches is the key measurement of roof strength. Test of roof strength on safest suvs. 2019 ram 1500 crew cab crash test results. The insurance institute for highway safety iihs.