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IIHS to Livestream Crash Test Tomorrow

November 20, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

IIHS Crash Test Promo

The next in a series of side-impact research crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) will be streamed live on Facebook this Thursday, Nov. 21. To watch, visit the IIHS Facebook page at 11:25 a.m. (EST) on Thursday. The test, involving a movable barrier striking the side of a 2018 Toyota Camry, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Testing, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

NHTSA Will Propose Upgrades to Vehicle Crash Test and Rating Program Next Year

October 18, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced its plan to propose updates and upgrades to the New Car Assessment Program in 2020. “NCAP is celebrating its 40-year anniversary, and we’re proud that it continues to encourage automakers to invest in safety,” said NHTSA Acting Administrator James Owens. “NHTSA’s Government 5-Star Safety […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Consumer Federation of America, Crash Testing, Global Automakers, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA

Polestar Evaluates Carbon Fiber Body in Crash Test

November 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Polestar, the electric performance car brand of the Volvo Car Group, has undertaken the first of a series of crash tests as part of the development of the Polestar 1. This represents the first time the Volvo has assessed the strength of a carbon fiber reinforced polymer body in a crash test.   “We were […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Carbon Fiber, Crash Testing, Volvo

Attorney Presents OEM Parts Crash Test Results at Texas Auto Body Trade Show

September 19, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash test showed Honda Fit repaired using OEM parts and procedures performed “exactly as intended” to ensure safety. Texas-based attorney Todd Tracy, known for his $42 million legal victory against John Eagle Collision in Dallas and his subsequent Honda Fit crash tests, has taken his fight against the use of unsafe aftermarket replacement parts to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Testing, OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Texas Auto Body Trade Show

Diamond Standard Releases Results of 2009 Honda Fit 40 MPH IIHS Moderate Overlap Crash Test

March 8, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Diamond Standard IIHS Honda Fit Test

Diamond Standard Parts, the Tennessee-based manufacturer of non-OEM collision repair parts, released results of crash tests it commissioned to demonstrate the performance of its bumper reinforcements meet OEM specifications. On February 21, MGA Design Research Corporation of Burlington, Wisc. performed a 40 mile per hour (MPH) moderate overlap test to the Insurance Institute for Highway […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Testing, Diamond Standard, Non-OEM Parts

IIHS Questions Conclusions from Tracy Crash Test Data on Safety of Non-OEM Parts

February 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following examination of publicly-available results, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety stands by its previous statements that cosmetic parts are irrelevant to crashworthiness and that non-OEM structural parts can meet OEM performance. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) issued an advisory last week examining the publicly-available results from crash tests conducted by the Tracy […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Crash Testing, injur, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Non-OEM Parts

Diamond Standard Releases Crash Test Results of Honda Fit Bumper Reinforcements

January 26, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Diamond Standard Crash Test

Aftermarket parts manufacturer again demonstrates that its parts perform to OEM standards through testing. Diamond Standard Parts, the Tennessee-based manufacturer of non-OEM collision repair parts, released results of dynamic barrier sled-testing performed by MGA Research Corporation in December 2017 that compared the performance of an OEM Production Model bumper reinforcement (rebar), an OEM Service Rebar, […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Certification, Crash Testing, Diamond Standard, Non-OEM Parts

IIHS Concerned Vehicles with Good Driver-Side Crash Protection May Leave Passengers at Risk

June 23, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Small overlap crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows differences in performance on some small SUVs. Institute considering adding passenger-side performance to Top Safety Pick criteria. A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that good crash protection for drivers does not always extend to front seat passengers. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Testing, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Pickups Struggle in IIHS Small Overlap Test

April 12, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford F-150 gets lone good rating for small overlap protection. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released crash test results today for pickup trucks. Three out of seven large pickup trucks IIHS evaluated in a new round of crash tests earn an acceptable or higher rating for occupant protection in a small overlap front […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Testing, F-150, Ford Motor Company, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

 Diamond Standard Announces Safety Parts Certification Program

January 27, 2010 By CollisionWeek Editor

In response to the alerts raised by recent presentations at NACE in November 2009, and the Collision Industry Conference in January 2010, Diamond Standard announced that it has accelerated the time frame for its planned launch of a full certification program for safety parts. The company is itself a US based manufacturer of high strength […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certification, Crash Testing, Diamond Standard, Non-OEM Parts

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