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Forester, crash tests
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2012 Top
Safety pick with Good rating
3/24/09 2009 Forester gets
top Good rating on new roof strength roll-over crash test
2008-2003
Forester IIHS tests top safety pick
Rear crash and headrest tests, all models |
Impreza, crash tests from IIHS 2012 Impreza Top
Safety Pick (except WRX)
Rear crash and headrest tests, all models |
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Outback, crash tests from IIHS Note: for many years Outback was not tested as a separate vehicle, it was tested with the Legacy models
2012, 2011, 2010 is a Top
Safety Pick
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Legacy, crash tests from IIHS
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BRZ, crash test from IIHS 2013 Top Safety Pick |
Crosstrek, crash test from IIHS 2013 Top Safety Pick |
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Tribeca, crash tests from IIHS 2006-2012 models are all
Top Safety Picks with good performance in front, side, rollover, and rear
tests and standard electronic stability control
2009 Top Safety Pick- mid-size SUV category 2009
results Good (top) results for front offset and side impacts
Rear crash and headrest tests, all models |
Baja, crash tests from IIHS Rear crash and headrest tests, all models |
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Subaru and most other cars don't do very well on the combined bumper test
by IIHS, testing 6 mph full width and 3 mph corner impacts.
3/24/09
NEW roof strength roll-over rating system. Forester does well.
'The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is launching a new roof strength
rating system to help consumers pick vehicles that will help protect them
in rollover crashes. Twelve small SUVs are the first to be put to the test.
Only 4 earn the top rating of good. The Volkswagen Tiguan has the strongest
rated roof, and the Kia Sportage has the weakest among the 2008-09 models
evaluated.
5/21/08: 09 Forester
5 Star NHTSA
Crash Test Results
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4/8/2010- ABOUT 2011 MODEL RATINGS- Government crash tests and safety ratings to get stricter starting with the 2011 models
Starting with 2011 models, NHTSA has introduced tougher tests and rigorous new 5-Star Safety Ratings that provide more information about vehicle safety and crash avoidance technologies. Because of the more stringent tests, ratings for 2011 and newer vehicles should not be compared to ratings for 1990-2010 models. Overall vehicle score and frontal crash ratings should ONLY be compared to other vehicles of similar size and weight.
October
5, 2011 New for 2011 models
- an enhanced Star Safety Ratings System will now evaluate side pole crash
testing and crash prevention technologies and, for the first time, will
use female crash test dummies (97 lbs), not just men.
Safety
ratings range from 1 to 5 stars, with 1 star being the lowest and 5 stars
the highest.
One
of the most significant changes to the ratings program for consumers is
the addition of an Overall Vehicle Score for each vehicle tested.
The
Overall Vehicle Score combines the results of a frontal crash test, side
crash tests and rollover resistance tests and compares those results to
the average risk of injury and potential for vehicle rollover of other
vehicles.
Because
so many vehicles had reached the highest rating under the old rating criteria,
and because the new standards are much more rigorous, not all previously
rated 5-star vehicles will remain at 5 stars.
The Pole side impact test
will have the car sliding into a 10" diameter pole at 20 mph, hitting by
the driver’s door behind the windshield pillar (aka A pillar)
For
model year 2011, NHTSA will rate 24 passenger cars, 20 sport utility vehicles,
two vans and nine pickups under the new ratings system.
Starting with the 2011 models,
20% of a company's cars need to meet the stricter rules, going up to 100%
for the 2014 models.
NHTSA started using the
5 star ratings in 1994my, side impact tests were added for the 1997my,
rollover tests based on car height and width were added for the 2001my
with acual rollover tests for the 2004my.
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NHTSA has introduced tougher tests and rigorous new 5-Star Safety Ratings
that provide more information about vehicle safety and crash avoidance
technologies. Because of the more stringent tests, ratings for 2011 and
newer vehicles should not be compared to ratings for 1990-2010 models.
Overall vehicle score and frontal crash ratings should ONLY be compared
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that provide more information about vehicle safety and crash avoidance
technologies. Because of the more stringent tests, ratings for 2011 and
newer vehicles should not be compared to ratings for 1990-2010 models.
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ACTIVE safety: helps prevent accidents:
All Wheel Drive:
Continuous AWD: Subaru manual
transmissions use Continuous AWD, normally 50/50 front-to-back power split
and use a mechanical viscous center differential to to vary the power split
when there is a loss of traction.
Active AWD: Subaru's automatic
transmission use Active AWD, mostly front wheel drive and uses traction
sensing computer input to electronically vary the front to rear power split
via a hydraulic multi-plate transfer clutch.
VTD AWD (variable torque
distribution). New in 2001, VTD transfers powers front to back electronically.
The power split is 45/55 front/rear and the rear bias is designed for a
nicer, more luxury car feel as opposed to the front bias of the Active
AWD system. Usually 45/55 front to back split but that varies according
to wheel slippage. In 2003 VTD AWD is used on Outback VDC, GT with Sport
Shift automatic transmission and Impreza WRX with automatic transmission
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS): A brake system that prevents wheel lockup in hard braking conditions so the driver can maintain control and not skid. Anti-lock brakes will 'pulse' when activated under firm brake pedal pressure because they are pumping the brakes at a very high rate.
PASSIVE safety
Daytime driving lights: front (only the front) lights are automatically on when the car is moving. These may be less bright than normal headlight beams.
SEAT BELTS
Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR): pull the belt all the way out and it locks into place and ratchets
back. Easy for adjusting child seats.
Seat belt Pre-tensioners:
automatically tightens the seatbelt in the event of an accident reducing
the force which the occupant will hit the belt
ELR: Emergency Locking
Retractor: allows the seatbelt to move free until rapid deceleration is
detected at which time the belt locks.
AIRBAGS (SRS - Supplemental
Restraint System): A safety air bag inflates to prevent the driver from
colliding with the steering wheel or and the passenger with the front dashboard.
Designed to activate in moderate to severe front impacts. The bag deflates
within milliseconds. Must be used with seat belts. Most airbags after 1998
are de-powered and deploy with less force than earlier versions so people
who sit closer to them may experience less initial contact.
Newer front airbags deploy
according driver's position and distance form the steering wheel, the passenger
side deplys according to passenger weight
Side Air Bags: air bags that deploy in side impacts to cushion and prevent the occupant from hitting the interior. Subaru's side airbags are seat mounted. Used with seat belts.
Side Curtain Airbags airbags that run above the top of front and/or rear side windows and drop down to protect the occupant's head from hitting the window in a side impact.
Airbag danger: Try
to sit app 10" from the airbags. Folks are not hurt by airbags because
of height, weight or age. Usually they were too close to the air bag or
were not properly belted in and they were thrown forward toward the airbag
as it came toward them.
Avoid being too close.
Adjust the seat position. Need to sit close? Consider pedal extenders.
Infants and children under 12 should always sit in the back seat. Many
newer cars detect front occupant position or weight to determine how or
if the bag deploys.
On-Off Switches: airbag
on-off switches are available only by petitioning for an airbag exception.
Requires an unsafe rear seat such as a supercab truck with sidefacing seats,
or cars with no back seat, or when someone with a medical condition requires
them to sit in the front passenger seat.
See links below for more
information.
Tire pressure monitoring
US
Safety regulations require all new 2008 and newer 4-wheeled vehicles weighing
10,000 lbs or less to have with a monitoring system detecting a 25% drop
in tire pressure.
TIre Pressure Monitoring
Systems (TPMS) measures tire pressure using a small sensor inside each
wheel. When a tire drops app 25% in pressure a warning light on the dashboard
comes on. You then need to check each tire to see which one is low. Cold
weather will cause a pressure drop because cold air is less dense than
warm so the monitor may come on in seasonally.
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All information subject
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LATCH Child Seat System:
(Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren): consists of lower child seat anchors
at the base of the rear seats and a tether attachment in the rear. This
allows a child seat to be firmly and securely anchored at the base and
top to minimize movement. Requires a newer seat (2002?) with the appropriate
attaching straps. Check your child seat for specifics.
Required on all vehicles
and child safety seats manufactured on or after September 1, 2002.
Cars, minivans, and light
trucks will be required to have anchor points between the vehicle's seat
cushion and the seat back in at least two rear seating positions, and a
top
tether anchor (with the
exception of convertibles). Child safety seats will have a lower
set of attachments that fasten to the vehicle anchors. Most forward-facing
child
safety seats will also have
a top strap (tether) that attaches to the top anchor in the vehicle. Together
they make up the LATCH system.
Why? LATCH bars avoid seat belt incompatibility from different types of
seat belt retractors, different belt anchor locations (too far forward),
plus
differing vehicle belt routings that people found confusing.
Where are the anchors: The anchor bars are in the crease of the rear seats.
By law, the vehicle LATCH bar spacing is standardized at 11 inches (280mm)
so that both the flexible (webbing) and rigid (metal) type of LATCH attachments
will work in all vehicles.
How many seats? Very few vehicles could fit three LATCH positions across
a back seat. It was decided that at least two are needed in back seats
but
vehicle manufacturers can optionally add more if they fit. In limited cases,
it's possible to use the inboard LATCH bars to put a seat in the center
position, but
for this to be safe, this method must be specifically allowed by the child
restraint manufacturer for that model restraint. There are limits as to
how wide and
narrow is safe for use by a child seat. Use the vehicle seat belts in the
center rear unless the child restraint model instructions specifically
say the center
inboard bars are ok.
Retrofit? Yes, there may be a kit, contact your seat manufacturer to see
if they make a retrofit kit for your child seat. Do not use a kit from
anothe
rcompany, the design of the system and angles of attachment could be different
enough to cause crash loads that would break the system. Don't mix parts
from different manufacturers no matter how similar they might look.
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My Links
page is a whole page of links
here are some safety related
links
top
Airbag
National
Highway Transportation Safety Board for information on disabling the
airbag, how to appy etc
Airbags
and On/Off Switchs The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety information
about who is at risk and who is safer with them working.
Kids
& Airbags http://www.hwysafety.org/safety_facts/airbags/kids_airbags.htm
Air
Bag Safety - Oklahoma police website http://www.ou.edu/oupd/kidseat.htm
http://childsafetyalerts.com
Seatbelt.com
http://www.seatbelt.com/safety.html, about airbags on-off switches
Child safety
The Safety Restraint Coalition,
Washington's Child Passenger Safety Program, http://www.800bucklup.org/
Car
seat safety: How to choose and use a car seat (Ages 2 to 4) http://www.parentcenter.com/refcap/39413.html
Child
Seat Mfrs child seat companies http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/csr2001/csrhtml/csManufacturers.html
Check
your child seat for LATCH, recalls etc http://www.seatcheck.org/ call
866-seatcheck
Child
seats, from NHTSA.gov
Child
seat ratings, from NHTSA.gov
Child
seat inspections in the Seattle area http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/People/Injury/Childps/CPSFitting/FindFitting.cfm
Boost
America, educational site http://www.boostamerica.org/index.htm
Child
Safety by Parent's Helper, http://www.childsafety.com/
Seatbelt.com
http://www.seatbelt.com/air_bags.html
National
Safety Belt Coalition, Why Child Safety Seats?
top
All information subject
to change and correction.
Crash Tests Results, front-
side impacts, roll-over etc
National
Highway Safety Subaru crash test star ratings
http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/5-Star+Safety+Ratings/2011-Newer+Vehicles/Search-Results?searchtype=manufacturer&manufacturer=121
highwaysafety.org
http://www.highwaysafety.org/default.htm
8.2012 Eyesight makes
it to the US. Available on 2013 Outback and Legacy Limited models.
Requires Navigation. Includes lane sway/departure warning, pre-collision
brake assist, active cruise control.
4.22.10 EyeSight driving
system Tokyo - Fuji, today announced that it successfully completed
the development of the "New EyeSight", Subaru's unique driving assist system
using stereo camera technology. Based on the current EyeSight system, the
safety device was upgraded with new features to improve driving assist
functions, automatic braking management system and user-friendliness.
The EyeSight was the first
device ever to use stereo camera technology to detect the presence of pedestrians
and cyclists. Since its first introduction in May 2008, features available
on this system have been highly praised; they included pre-collision braking
control and all-speed range adaptive cruise control tracking function.
The new EyeSight has an
advanced, safer "Pre-Collision Braking Control" feature that stops the
vehicle if it detects the risk of frontal collision, thereby avoiding the
collision or reducing collision damage. The "All-speed range adaptive cruise
control system" was also refined. It is now able to stop the car if the
vehicle in front is decelerating or stopping unexpectedly. The new features
not only expand the range of safety assistance provided to the driver but
also reduce risks normally associated with driving in specific circumstances,
especially in slow or congested traffic.
Pre-Collision Braking Control:
When the vehicle comes close or very close to a car or an object in front
of it, an alarm sets off to warn the driver of a potential collision hazard.
If the speed difference between the driver's vehicle and the vehicle in
front is below 30 km/h, and if there is no action from the driver to slow
down or stop its vehicle, the system will automatically slow down the car
or stop the car in order to avoid collision or reduce collision damage.
If the speed difference
between the two moving vehicles is above 30km/h, the system will automatically
reduce the vehicle speed, thereby reducing the risk of collision or collision
damage.
Pre-Collision Brake Assist
System: When there is a potential risk of frontal collision, the system
will also identify sudden braking by the driver. If detected, it automatically
activates the pre-collision brake assist function, thus avoiding collision
or reducing collision damage.
Adaptive Cruise control
with all-speed range tracking function: It enables the vehicle to cruise
safely on a motorway, keeping the vehicle at a safe distance to the vehicle
in front. In slow traffic or traffic jams, the automatic emergency braking
function - stopping the vehicle and holding it still until the vehicle
in front starts moving again - was much improved compared to the current
system.
* Efficiency of these functions
may be affected by abnormal road surface, severe or extreme weather and
are subject to the vehicle's condition.
The new Eyesight advanced
driver assistance system actively manages various safety functions and
further enhances Subaru drivers' all-round safety driving experience. The
system will be available on the Legacy models from the middle of May in
Japan.
4/8/10 Safety ratings
and crash tests to get stricter for 2011 models with fewer models getting
5 star rating.
Because so many cars currently
get 5 stars, especially for front impact tests, its no longer a real help
to differentiate models.
There will be a new overall
star rating that summarizes the front, side and rollover crashes in additon
to the 5star ratings. Top selling models will tested first at a rate of
30-40 per year.
Tests will be done with
a new 97lb female-size dummy in addition to the larger male dummy used
now.
A new Pole side impact test
will have the car sliding into a 10" diameter pole at 20 mph, hitting by
the driver’s door behind the windshield pillar (aka A pillar).
Starting with the 2011 models,
20% of a company's cars need to meet the stricter rules, going up to 100%
for the 2014 models.
NHTSA started using the
5 star ratings in 1994my, side impact tests were added for the 1997my,
rollover tests based on car height and width were added for the 2001my
with acual rollover tests for the 2004my.
11/18/07 Crash
test: 2008 Impreza gets top pick front, side, and rear tests and optional
electronic stability control from IIHS, Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety, more
10/21/07 Crash test,
08 Impreza gets Good in the frontal offset crash test from IIHS. 'Dummy
movement was well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into
the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head coming close
to any stiff structure that could cause injury. Injury measures — Measures
taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries
in a crash of this severity..' more
May 16, 2007 The
2008 Tribeca gets 5 Star crash rating from NHTSA.gov on front and rear
driver and passenger crash tests, plus a 'no-tip' inb the rollover
test! see the full
report
June 1, 2007
New child seat safety law in Washington State. Effective June 1,
2007 children will have to stay in the safety seats until they are at least
8 years old and 4 feet, 9 inches tall. The new law also requires children
to use booster seats until they are 16 years old if a vehicle's seat belt
does not properly fit the child. Also children younger than 13 should ride
in the back seat whenever possible, they're allowed to ride in the front
only if the vehicle has no lap-and-shoulder belts in the back seat. Read
the law
2/15/2007 Crash test
results Safety crash test Legacy and Outback: NHTSA the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration announced that 24 2007 passenger vehicles,
including the Subaru Legacy and Outback, received five stars in front
and side crash tests, the highest government rating under the agency’s
New Car Assessment Program. the
full report
11/20/2006Tribeca,
Forester XT Sports, Legacy GT sedan with Navigation are on the list
of only 13 cars that earned the top rating from Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety (www.IIHS.org).
"The Institute rates vehicles
good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed
front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for
protection against neck injuries in rear impacts. The first requirement
for a vehicle to become a TOP SAFETY PICK is to earn good ratings in all
three Institute tests. A new requirement for 2007 is that the winning vehicles
must offer ESC Ielectronic stability control). This addition is based on
Institute research indicating that ESC significantly reduces crash risk,
especially the risk of fatal single-vehicle crashes, by helping drivers
maintain control of their vehicles during emergency maneuvers."
Only 13 2007 models earned
the top rating. They are Large car: Audi A6 manufactured in Dec. 2006 and
later; Midsize cars: Audi A4, Saab 9-3, Subaru Legacy equipped with optional
electronic stability control; Minivans: Hyundai Entourage, Kia Sedona Luxury
SUV: Mercedes M class, Volvo XC90; Midsize SUV: Acura RDX, Honda Pilot,
Subaru B9 Tribeca; Small SUV:Honda CR-V, Subaru Forester equipped
with optional electronic stability control.
ALSO-RANS Rear protection
isn't good. These vehicles earned good ratings in front and side crash
tests. They have electronic stability control, standard or optional. They
would
have won 2007 TOP SAFETY PICK awards if their seat/head restraints also
had earned good ratings. Instead rear crash protection is rated acceptable,
marginal, or poor (Honda reports that the seat/head restraints in the only
Civic model with electronic stability control wouldn’t be rated good).
Acceptable rear protection:
Audi A3, BMW 3-series 4dr, Lexus IS 250/350; Marginal rear protection:
Acura TL, Honda Odyssey, Lexus ES 350, Lexus GS 350, Toyota Camry, Toyota
FJ Cruiser, Toyota Prius, Toyota RAV4; Poor rear protection:Honda Accord
4dr, Infiniti M35, Nissan Quest, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Sienna"
6/27/2006 Subaru
Forester has ranked highest in independent Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSR)
announced in Australia. The 2006 UCSR studied more than 1.7 million
crashes of 305 different vehicle models over a 17-year period. For
the first time in the study’s history, a ‘standout’ car was identified,
with Subaru’s Forester (1997-2002) rating as top performer. The UCSR is
the world’s largest study of vehicle crashes and is conducted by the Monash
University Accident Research Centre and supported by the RACV, the Transport
Accident Commission (TAC), and VicRoads, as well as other state and federal
road authorities and motoring clubs from Australia and New Zealand. from
car.co.nz
March 2006
Subaru Impreza is a 'gold standard among small cars' and a Top
Safety Pick from IIHS.org
Jan 9, 2006 Forester
rated good
protection against whiplash injuries in rear-end crashes by iihs.org.
Only 6 of 44 tested earned the good rating, including Ford Freestyle, Volvo
XC, Honda Pilot, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Land Rover LR3
December 5, 2005
Crash test results: 2006
Legacy is a 'Top Safety Pick' Gold Award winner from Insurance Institiute
for Highway Safety. iihs.org. 'Top Safety Pick' winners reflect an elite
fraction of the car market.
November 20,2005
Crash test results 2006
Legacy is a double 'best pick' in both front and side Crash Tests
from
the IIHS.org
Sept 12, 2005 Crash
Test Results the Tribeca get 5 stars from nhtsa.gov
2000
Subaru Legacy Institute for Highway Safety crash test results
1995-99
Subaru Legacy Institute for Highway Safety crash test results
1999-2000
Subaru Forester Institute for Highway Safety crash test results
Crash-Test
Results, http://www.crashtest.com
Recalls
http://www.alldata.com/recalls/index.html
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