Seat/head restraints in two of every three models are marginal or poor

Thursday, April 5th, 2007 Liability

Seat/head restraint designs in 22 current car models are rated good for rear crash protection, but those in 53 other cars are rated marginal or poor. The latest evaluations of occupant protection in rear-end collisions by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that the seat/head restraints in more than 60 percent of car models fall short of current state-of-the-art protection from neck injury or whiplash.

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http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr040507.html

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