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Was at the Jeep dealership yesterday looking at the JKs and couldnāt find a single Wrangler with side airbags. Seems typically unless the vehicle is ordered, most dealers havenāt been ordering them.
Seems most of this was corrected on the JL....
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āThe 2017 Wrangler is one of the lowest rated SUVs in safety tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Itās an old design and the only vehicle we rate where side airbags are still just optional equipment. The two-door Wrangler is rated āPoorā for side-impact protection and the four-door model is rated āMarginal.ā Both were tested without the optional airbags. The Wrangler is the only SUV the Institute hasnāt rated for roof strength in rollover crashes because it doesnāt have a solid roof. The Wrangler also isnāt available with the latest crash avoidance features such as autonomous emergency braking, which is at least optional on our highest rated SUVs. Both the two-door and four-door Wrangler rated āPoorā for their headlights. A redesigned Wrangler is expected in 2018 and will likely perform better in safety evaluations.ā ā Russ Rader, senior vice president of communications at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Seems most of this was corrected on the JL....
Safety shortcomings
āThe 2017 Wrangler is one of the lowest rated SUVs in safety tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Itās an old design and the only vehicle we rate where side airbags are still just optional equipment. The two-door Wrangler is rated āPoorā for side-impact protection and the four-door model is rated āMarginal.ā Both were tested without the optional airbags. The Wrangler is the only SUV the Institute hasnāt rated for roof strength in rollover crashes because it doesnāt have a solid roof. The Wrangler also isnāt available with the latest crash avoidance features such as autonomous emergency braking, which is at least optional on our highest rated SUVs. Both the two-door and four-door Wrangler rated āPoorā for their headlights. A redesigned Wrangler is expected in 2018 and will likely perform better in safety evaluations.ā ā Russ Rader, senior vice president of communications at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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Contacted IIHS and as of now the 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL is not scheduled yet for crash test .
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These are down right scary...
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IIHS doesn't do crash tests - at least not ones that matter. IIHS is a lobbying front for Big Insurance (like there's any other kind!). NHTSA is the government agency responsible for vehicle safety issues in the US, which would include crash testing.
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Yes they do.
Personally, prefer IIHS as it is more realistic with their offset test and are more thorough.
Here is a good overview:
https://www.autotrader.com/car-info...-the-difference-between-iihs-and-nhtsa-223740
Personally, prefer IIHS as it is more realistic with their offset test and are more thorough.
Here is a good overview:
https://www.autotrader.com/car-info...-the-difference-between-iihs-and-nhtsa-223740
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So here is my story and my viewpoint. I was on a highway at 6 am and an approaching car in the far lane suddenly swerves across two lanes directly in front of me. Barely missed me head-on. Hit my right rear quarter, both of us going 45-50 mph. I started skid, sideways going down mountain and then started to tumble. 2.5 revolutions and ended upside down in center of the road. Jeep had no straight piece of metal on it except the side in the picture. other car demolished, with no front end left on it. I had a concussion from hitting the B pillar with my head, and contusion to shoulder from the same, otherwise no injuries. The police and wrecker crew both said most other vehicles with same accident would have been fatal for me. That is why I insisted on another Jeep. Any car would have rolled in that situation, but few have a roll bar set-up like the Jeep that would protect the occupants as well.Good idea!
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I am glad the JL has side airbags now. That would have saved me from the only injuries I had. I wish they had the option for rear airbags for those that want them (not me because I never have passengers there.) That would be a nice addition. But I consider the JL a safe vehicle. In fact, I am very glad to be in the JL as of yesterday. I feel much safer now than in the little toyota I was renting (a 2018 CHR)
My friend (who rented me the same model toyota CHR) sent me this last week. Similar accident as mine, oncoming car fell asleep this one flipped once. Driver is still in ICU, and may not make it. This car has much better crash test results than a Jeep.
If you look at the NTSB testing, Jeeps don't fare as well as some other vehicles, but if you look at the real world accidents, Jeep do much better than most protecting occupants. Realizing that I live in a real world and not in a crash test, I chose accordingly. Again, I feel much safer driving today than I did yesterday.
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