SUVs and Pickups Lack Neck Support

January 2006

Despite their impressions of safety, SUVs and pickups do a poor job when it comes to preventing neck injuries in crash tests. Only six out of 44 SUVs and none out of 15 pickups tested earned “good” scores for their seat and head restraints in tests, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The six SUVs having the top scores were:

• Ford Freestyle
• Honda Pilot
• Jeep Grand Cherokee
• Land Rover LR3
• Subaru Forester
• Volvo XC90

Rounding out the bottom of the pack with “poor” ratings were:

• Chevy Trailblazer
• Ford Explorer
• Toyota 4Runner
• Chevy Silverado

The tests concluded that seats and head restraints in many models don’t do an acceptable job of protecting people in a typical rear-end impact, that led to whiplash.

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