The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a video of the 2019 JL-generation Jeep Wrangler undergoing the frontal small overlap crash test, which was remarkable for the outcome which saw the American 4X4 tip over and come to a halt on its side following the impact.
The Jeep Wrangler is the first vehicle to have flipped over in the IIHS frontal small overlap crash test, according to Jalopnik, and reported that the IIHS told the website it wasn’t immediately clear why the latest JL-generation model had tipped over whereas the previous, JK-generation model did not, adding that its engineers did not expect the vehicle to flip over in the test.
“Rollovers, even partial ones like those that occured in the Wrangler tests, are especially dangerous crashes, in part due to the risk of complete or partial ejection. This is a particular concern in the Wrangler, which has a roof and doors that can be removed,” the IIHS said in its statement.
“The Wrangler also lacks side curtain airbags designed to deploy in a rollover to keep occupants inside, and it is not required by regulation to have side curtain airbags because of its removable roof,” it continued. The organisation noted to Jalopnik that while “a partial roll would not happen in every real-world crash, if it does happen it is not a good outcome.”
A response from parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to the website said that the company is ‘unaware of any incidents that correlate with the vehicle dynamic portion of the IIHS test result,” and that its vehicles are designed “for real-world performance, and real-world data, along with continuing demand indicates the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited meets or exceeds customer expectations.”
According to a representative of the IIHS, the organisation has been informed by FCA that changes to the Wrangler are being worked on, and the IIHS will retest the model once those changes have been applied. “FCA would be best to describe what changes they are contemplating,” the representative added.
Watch the crash test video, here.
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You should ask China…
You should ask China why why it had tipped over…
So this generation performed worse than the previous one?
FYI the best Jeeps are still those built by FORD.
What if SEA-only models go through this test(you know handling is not top priority here that they usually omit even antiroll-bar to keep cost down), is there any would even pass?
No, they will score lower by at least 1 Star/Level if they are tested to IIHS or Euro NCAP standards.
This is due to among the crash test standards(IIHS, Euro NCAP, ANCAP, Asean NCAP), the Asean NCAP is the lowest standard of them all.
The evidence can be found by Googling
Why are we surprised something like this flips over? Especially in an accident.
Tall cars with high centre of gravity.
Anyone remember the Samurai? Or the old A Class?
Even the Hilux nearly tipped over.
Donald duck…eh Trump will blame the China made equipments used during this test for this poor result….
In this case, I don’t blame him for blaming China as many components are now Made in China.
so you assumed the engineers are Chinese?
Even China born journalist takes insult to be called Chinese.
More like poor designs by engineers from Jeep and Fiat.
So now blaming the Italians is fine then?
Only your narrow mind think about blaming certain nationality. FCA is a multinational company and someone is definitely getting berated for the poor safety results. Berated in his/her capacity as an engineer, not as an Italian or Chinese or American. Is that so hard to comprehend about occupational responsibility?
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That’s why my only drive beside and Mercedes sedan because they all score fantastic in all crash test. Only sedan.