New NHTSA Crash Test Results Available on World Wide Web Site

NHTSA
April 22, 1999

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHTSA 17-99
April 22, 1999
Contact: Tim Hurd
Tel. No. (202) 366-9550

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that its latest crash test results for 1999 model year vehicles are now available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/ncap.

The results show ratings for frontal impact crashes for the model year 1999 Chevrolet Astro, Dodge Durango, Dodge Ram, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Oldsmobile Intrigue. For side impact, the web site includes the results of side-impact crash tests involving the model year 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan, Toyota Tacoma, and Toyota Camry Solara.

These new test results are in addition to results for many vehicles tested previously that remain valid because auto manufacturers are selling the same or essentially the same vehicles in model year 1999. The NHTSA world wide web site now provides frontal impact safety information on a total of 95 model year 1999 vehicles. Similarly, side-impact safety information is provided on 84 model year 1999 vehicles.

For both frontal and side impact, the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) reports crash test results in a range of one to five stars, with five stars showing the best crash protection for vehicles. Frontal tests should be compared only within the same weight class.

Copies of crash test results, printed in a fact sheet containing explanatory information and tables showing NCAP crash tests results thus far for model year 1999 vehicles, are available by calling the NHTSA Office of Public and Consumer Affairs, 202-366-9550; the Auto Safety Hotline, 1-800-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236); or by writing to NHTSA Public Affairs, Room 5232, 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.

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