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There are other organizations throughout the world who also
crash test vehicles. Each organization’s test results are
generally for vehicles sold in its respective country or region.
Note: Vehicle specifications, and therefore crash results, may
vary between countries. As such, comparing test results from
different countries should be done with care as there can be
differences in the testing protocols and rating systems as well
as the vehicle model itself.
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1. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS):
IIHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific and
educational organization dedicated to reducing the
losses -- deaths, injuries, and property damage -- from
crashes on the U.S.’s highways. The Institute is
wholly supported by auto insurers. IIHS conducts a
frontal offset crash test, a side-impact crash test, a
low-speed rear bumper test and rates head restraints. http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ratings.htm
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2. Euro NCAP: Established in 1997 and
now backed by five European Governments, the European
Commission and motoring and consumer organizations in
every EU country, Euro NCAP has rapidly become a
catalyst for encouraging significant safety improvements
to new car design. Euro NCAP conducts a frontal offset
crash test, a side-impact crash test, a side-impact pole
test and a pedestrian impact test. www.euroncap.com
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3. New Car Assessment Japan: The
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, in
cooperation with the National Agency for Automotive
Safety & Victims' Aid (NASVA), tests and evaluates
the safety of automobiles currently on the Japanese
market. Test results are publicly released under the
title New Car Assessment Japan. NASVA conducts a
frontal crash test, an offset frontal crash test, a
side-impact crash test, braking tests, a pedestrian head
test and child safety seat performance tests. http://www.nasva.go.jp/mamoru/english/index.html
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4. Australian NCAP (ANCAP): Australian
New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) is supported by
Australian and New Zealand automobile clubs, various
government agencies and the National Roads and
Motorists’ Association (NMRA) Insurance Group. ANCAP
conducts a frontal offset crash test, a side-impact
crash test and uses the same test protocols as Euro NCAP.
http://www.aaa.asn.au/ancap.htm
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There are three ways to get more detailed information on crash
and rollover tests:
- Via the U.S. DOT’s docket management system. Vehicle
crash test reports from 1999 to present, and details of
rollover ratings from 2001 to present, can be downloaded
from the DOT docket at http://dms.dot.gov.
Conduct a Simple Search and use the following docket
numbers:
For detailed rollover rating reports (2001 to present),
enter docket #8298.
For detailed frontal NCAP crash test reports (1999 to
present), enter docket #4962
For detailed side NCAP crash test reports (1999 to present),
enter docket #3835.
- Via NHTSA’s Research and Development web page.
Accessible at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/database/nrd-11/veh_db.html.
This NHTSA Vehicle Crash Test Database contains engineering
data measured for several NHTSA program offices involved in
crash testing vehicles, including Research, the New Car
Assessment Program (NCAP), as well as Compliance. To view
NCAP crash test data, ensure your search is limited to New
Car Assessment Tests.
- Via the National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC). For a fee,
all of NHTSA’s NCAP vehicle test reports and high speed
films are available from George Washington University’s
National Crash Analysis Center Library, Suite 203, 20101
Academic Way, Ashburn, VA 22011. Phone (703) 726-8236. Fax
(703)726-8358. http://www.ncac.gwu.edu/filmlibrary/index.html.
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