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Bookmark or Share- Car Safety Ratings | Vehicles, Car Seats, Tires | NHTSAThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) created the 5-Star Safety Ratings program to provide consumers with information about the crash protection and rollover safety of new vehicles beyond what is required by federal law. One star is the lowest rating; five stars is the highest.
- NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationApproximately 67 million Takata air bags have been recalled. Do Not Drive warnings have been issued for some vehicles that have these air bags. A recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle, equipment, car seat, or tire creates an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet minimum safety standards.
- Vehicle ratings - IIHS-HLDIVehicle ratings. IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity. Start typing a make and/or model, and a list of choices will appear. You can specify a year too.
- Automotive safety - WikipediaAutomotive safety. Crash testing is one of the components of automotive safety. Automotive safety is the study and practice of automotive design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimize the occurrence and consequences of traffic collisions involving motor vehicles. Road traffic safety more broadly includes roadway design.
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