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SUVs and Trucks with Marginal or Poor Seat/Head Restraint Ratings

Aug 31, 2015

On July 3, 2007, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) issued a news release titled “Rear Crash Protection in SUVs, Pickup Trucks, & Minivans: Most of Their Seat/Head Restraints Are Marginal or Poor“.  For your convenience, please see the affected list of vehicles below.  Please note that the vehicles listed in this section are only SUVs, Pickup Trucks, and Minivans.  If you drive one of these vehicles, you may have an increased risk of whiplash or other head or neck injury if involved in an accident.

Make Model Type of Seats Years Affected
BMW X3 Seats with Lumbar 2004-2007 Models
BMW X5 Comfort Seats 2007 Models
Buick Ranier All Seats 2004-2007 Models
Buick Rendezvous All Seats 2004-2007 Models
Buick Terraza All Seats 2005-2007 Models
Cadillac SRX All Seats 2004-2007 Models
Chevrolet Colorado Bench Seats 2004-2007 Models
Chevrolet Colorado Bucket Seats 2004-2007 Models
Chevrolet Equinox All Seats 2005-2007 Models
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Classic Seats with Adjustable Head Restraints 2001-2007 Models
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Classic Seats with Fixed Head Restraints 2001-2007 Models
Chevrolet Trailblazer All Seats 2003-2007 Models
Chevrolet Uplander All Seats 2005-2007 Models
Chrysler Pacifica All Seats 2004-2007 Models
Chrysler Town & Country Seats Without Lumbar 2004-2007 Models
Dodge Caravan Seats without Lumbar 2004-2007 Models
Dodge Dakota Seats with Lumbar 2005-2007 Models
Dodge Nitro Most Popular Seat Option 2007 Models
Dodge Ram 1500 Seats with Lumbar 2006-2007 Models
Dodge Ram 1500 Seats without Adjustable Lumbar 2006-2007 Models
Ford Explorer Sport Trac All Seats 2007 Model
Ford F-150 Seats with Integrated Seatbelt 2004-2007 Models
Ford F-150 Seats without Integrated Seatbelt 2004-2007 Models
Ford Ranger All Seats 2006-2007 Models
GMC Canyon Bench Seats 2004-2007 Models
GMC Envoy All Seats 2003-2007 Models
GMC Sierra 1500 Classic Seats with Fixed Head Restraints 2001-2007 Models
GMC Sierra 1500 classic Seats with Head Restraint Tilt Lock 2001-2007 Models
Honda Odyssey All Seats 2005-2007 Models
Hummer H3 Most Popular Seat Option 2006-2007 Models
Hyundai Tucson All Seats 2006-2007 Models
Infiniti FX35/FX45 All Seats(Active Head Restraints) 2003-2007 Models
Isuzu Ascender All Seats 2003-2007 Models
Isuzu i-series All Seats 2006-2007 Models
Jeep Liberty Seats with AdjustableHead Restraints 2002-2007 Models
Jeep Liberty Seats with FixedHead Restraints 2002-2007 Models
Jeep Wrangler Most Popular Seat Option 2007 Model
Kia Sportage All Seats 2002-2007 Models
Lexus GX 470 All Seats 2003-2007 Models
Lexus RX All Seats 2004-2007 Models
Mazda B Series All Seats 2006-2007 Models
Mazda CX-7 All Seats 2007 Model
Mazda CX-9 All Seats 2007 Model
Mercury Mountaineer All Seats 2006-2007 Models
Mitsubishi Endeavor Most Popular Seat Option 2007 Model
Mitsubishi Raider Seats with Lumbar 2006-2007 Models
Nissan Frontier Seats with Lumbar(Active Head Restraints) 2005-2007 Models
Nissan Frontier Seats without Lumbar(Active Head Restraints) 2005-2007 Models
Nissan Murano All Seats(Active Head Restraints) 2006-2007 Models
Nissan Pathfinder All Seats(Active Head Restraints) 2005-2007 Models
Nissan Quest All Seats 2004-2007 Models
Nissan Xterra All Seats(Active Head Restraints) 2005-2007 Models
Pontiac Torrent All Seats 2006-2007 Models
Saab 9-7X All Seats 2006-2007 Models
Saturn Relay All Seats 2005-2007 Models
Saturn Vue All Seats 2002-2007 Models
Suzuki Grand Vitara All Seats 2006-2007 Models
Suzuki XL7 Most Popular Seat Option 2007 Model
Toyota 4Runner All Seats 2003-2007 Models
Toyota FJ Cruiser All Seats 2007 Model
Toyota Highlander Seats with Fixed Head Restraint Tilt and No Lumbar 2004-2007 Models
Toyota Highlander Seats with Head Restraint Tilt and Lumbar 2004-2007 Models
Toyota Rav4 All Seats 2005-2007 Models
Toyota Sienna Seats with Lumbar 2005-2007 Models
Toyota Sienna Seats without Adjustable Lumbar 2005-2007 Models
Toyota Tacoma Bucket Seats 2005-2007 Models

For more information on the methodology of the study as well as a complete look at the results, you can find the July 3, 2007 news release from the IIHS here.

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