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June 16, 2006
ROLLOVER RANKINGS FOR 06 SUV MODELS RELEASED
Rollover ratings for 2006 model sport utility vehicles (SUVs) show a marked improvement over 2005, NHTSA reports. The rating results also point to an unprecedented number of SUVs with electronic stability control (ESC) in 2006, it said in a press release. For the 2006 model year, 39 SUVs (42 percent of those rated) earned four stars in NHTSAs rollover rating program. In 2005, 34 percent received four stars. For the 2006 model year, 57 SUVs (69 percent of all SUV models) offer ESC as standard equipment, up from 43 percent in 2005.
Posted by MVHAP at June 16, 2006 12:32 PM