1.4 - How Safe is the Tundra ?
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This article is from the Toyota Tundra FAQ, by Steve Yee with numerous contributions by others.
1.4 - How Safe is the Tundra ?
Pretty safe for a full size Truck. According to the National Transportation
Safety Board, the Tundra gets a four out of five star rating for the driver,
the passenger gets a three out of five star rating.
The ratings are generated from a test in which a real Access Cab Tundra was
crashed into a fixed barrier (it's a concrete wall) at 35MPH. The test dummies
inside the Tundra are then taken out, and insturmentation inside the test
dummies are then analyzed as to how hard the crash was to the occupants.
The star rating denotes that the driver will have a 11-20% chance of a serious
injury, and the passenger will have a 21-35% chance of a serious injury (the
2001 has equal ratings for driver and passenger of 11-20%). The ratings take
into account the following items:
- Probability of a head injury
- Probability of a femur (leg) fracture
- Probability of a chest injury
On 6/4/01, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rated the Tundra the
safest full sized light truck. The IIHS uses a 40mph offset crash test, which
is different from the test that the NTSB uses.
For more information, view the NTSB web site at www.ntsb.gov, or the IIHS at
www.hwysafety.org.
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