NHTSA List Of Model Year 2003 Vehicles To Be Safety Rated

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of the model year 2003 vehicles it will test in frontal, side, and rollover consumer information programs. This list will provide important safety information and will assist consumers in their vehicle purchasing decisions.

Of the model year 2003 vehicles to be evaluated, 67 will be examined in frontal or side impacts and 71 will be evaluated in rollover tests.In addition, many vehicles are incorporated on NHTSA’s list as carry-over models; these vehicles’ structural and safety features have remained unaltered from the previous year.

In total, NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) will crash test 37 passenger cars, 22 sport utility vehicles, 2 vans, and 6 pickups. The frontal impact program will test 37 vehicles; the side impact program will examine 30 vehicles. Once the frontal and side impact programs are completed, safety information will have been provided for approximately 84 percent of the model year 2003 vehicles to be sold in the United States.

Rollover resistance will be rated for 71 vehicles, many of which were models also tested in the frontal or side impact programs.These include 43 passenger cars, 21 sport utility vehicles, 1 van, and 6 pickups. The integration of the rollover results with the carry-over data will offer safety information for approximately 85 percent of the model year 2003 vehicles to be sold in the United States.

Test results for previous model years, as well as additional information on the NCAP program, can be obtained by visiting the web site at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov or by calling NHTSA’s toll-free Auto Safety Hotline, (800) 424-9393 or at (202) 366-0123 in the Washington Metro area.

The list of vehicles to be rated follows.

2003 Frontal, Side and Rollover NCAP Vehicle Selected
for NCAP Tests and Carry-over Vehicles

Make	Model	Body Style	Frontal	Side	SSFf
Acura	3.2 TL	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Acura	3.5 RL	4-dr	C/O		Yes
Acura	MDX	4-dr Utility	Yes	C/O	C/O
Acura	RSX	2-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Audi	A4	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Audi	A8	4-dr	C/O		Yes
Audi	TT Roadster	Convertible		C/O	Yes
BMW	3 Series Sedan w/SAB	4-dr	C/O	Yes	C/O
BMW	X5 w/SAB	4-dr Utility	Yes	Yes	Yes
BMW	Z4 Roadster	Convertible	Yes	Yes	Yes
Buick	Century	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Buick	Century w/SAB	4-dr		C/O
Buick	LeSabre	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Buick	Park Avenue	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Buick	Rendezvous	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Cadillac	CTS	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Cadillac	DeVille	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Astro 4x2	Van	C/O	Yes	C/O
Chevrolet	Astro 4x4	Van		N/A	Yes
Chevrolet	Avalanche 1500 4x4	4-dr Utility	Yes	N/A	C/O
Chevrolet	Blazer 4x4	2-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Blazer 4x4	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Cavalier	2-dr	Yes	C/O	Yes
Chevrolet	Cavalier w/SAB	2-dr
Chevrolet	Cavalier	4-dr	Yes	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Cavalier w/SAB	4-dr
Chevrolet	Impala	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Impala w/SAB	4-dr		C/O
Chevrolet	Malibu	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Monte Carlo	2-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Chevrolet	Monte Carlo w/SAB	2-dr
Chevrolet	S-10 4x2	PU ExCab	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	S-10 4x2	PU	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Silverado 1500 4x2	PU ExCab	Yes	N/A	C/O
Chevrolet	Suburban 1500 4x4	4-dr Utility	Yes	N/A	C/O
Chevrolet	Tahoe 4x4	4-dr Utility	Yes	N/A	C/O
Chevrolet	Tracker 4x4	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Tracker 4x4	2-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Trailblazer 4x4 w/SAB	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chevrolet	Trailblazer EXT 4x4	4-dr Utility		N/A	Yes
Chevrolet	Venture	Van	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chrysler	300M	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chrysler	300M w/SAB	4-dr
Chrysler	Concorde	4-dr	C/O		C/O
Chrysler	Concorde w/SAB	4-dr		C/O
Chrysler	PT Cruiser	Van	C/O		C/O
Chrysler	PT Cruiser w/SAB	Van		C/O
Chrysler	Sebring	Convertible	C/O	C/O	Yes
Chrysler	Town & Country	Van	C/O	C/O	C/O
Chrysler	Town & Country w/ SAB	Van		C/O
Dodge	Caravan	Van	C/O	C/O	C/O
Dodge	Caravan w/SAB	Van
Dodge	Dakota 4x2	4-dr PU	C/O	C/O	C/O
Dodge	Dakota 4x2	PU ExCab	C/O	C/O	C/O
Dodge	Durango	4-dr Utility	C/O	N/A	C/O
Dodge	Intrepid	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Dodge	Intrepid w/SAB	4-dr
Dodge	Neon	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Dodge	Neon w/SAB	4-dr
Dodge	Ram 1500	4-dr PU	C/O	Yes	C/O
Dodge	Ram 1500 w/SAB	4-dr PU
Dodge	Ram 1500	PU			Yes
Dodge	Ram 1500 w/SAB	PU
Dodge	Ram Van	Van	C/O	N/A	C/O
Dodge	Stratus	2-dr	C/O		Yes
Dodge	Stratus w/SAB	2-dr
Dodge	Stratus	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Dodge	Stratus w/SAB	4-dr
Ford	Crown Victoria	4-dr	Yes	Yes	C/O
Ford	Crown Victoria w/SAB	4-dr
Ford	Econoline	Van	C/O	N/A	C/O
Ford	Escape	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	Escape w/SAB	4-dr Utility
Ford	Expedition	4-dr Utility	Yes	N/A	Yes
Ford	Explorer	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	4-dr Utility			Yes
Ford	F-150	PU		C/O	C/O
Ford	F-150	PU ExCab	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	F-150	4-dr PU	C/O		C/O
Ford	F-150 Super Crew	4-dr PU	C/O	N/A	C/O
Ford	Focus	2-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	Focus w/SAB	2-dr
Ford	Focus	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	Focus w/SAB	4-dr
Ford	Mustang	Convertible		C/O
Ford	Mustang	2-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Ford	Ranger	PU	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	Ranger	PU ExCab	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	Taurus	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	Taurus w/SAB	4-dr		C/O
Ford	Thunderbird	Convertible	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	Windstar	Van	C/O	C/O	C/O
Ford	Windstar w/SAB	Van		C/O
Ford	ZX2	2-dr	Yes	C/O	Yes
Honda	Accord	2-dr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Honda	Accord w/SAB	2-dr
Honda	Accord	4-dr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Honda	Accord w/SAB	4-dr
Honda	Civic	2-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Honda	Civic w/SAB	2-dr
Honda	Civic	2hb	C/O	C/O	C/O
Honda	Civic	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Honda	Civic w/SAB	4-dr
Honda	CR-V	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Honda	CR-V w/SAB	4-dr Utility
Honda	Element	4-dr Utility	Yes	Yes	Yes
Honda	Insight	2-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Honda	Odyssey	Van	Yes	C/O	C/O
Honda	Pilot	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	Yes
Honda	S2000	Convertible	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hyundai	Accent	4-dr	Yes	Yes	C/O
Hyundai	Accent w/SAB	4-dr
Hyundai	Elantra	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Hyundai	Santa Fe	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Hyundai	Sonata	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Infiniti	FX45	4-dr Utility			Yes
Isuzu	Axiom	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Isuzu	Rodeo	4-dr Utility	Yes	C/O	C/O
Jaguar	X-Type	4-dr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jeep	Grand Cherokee	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Jeep	Grand Cherokee w/SAB	4-dr Utility
Jeep	Liberty	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Jeep	Liberty w/SAB	4-dr Utility
Jeep	Wrangler	2-dr Utility	C/O	N/A	C/O
Kia	Rio	4-dr	C/O	Yes	C/O
Kia	Sedona	Van	C/O	C/O	C/O
Kia	Sorento	4-dr Utility	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kia	Spectra	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Land Rover	Discovery	4-dr Utility	C/O	N/A	C/O
Lincoln	Aviator	4-dr Utility		N/A	Yes
Lexus	ES300	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Lexus	IS300	4-dr		C/O	Yes
Lexus	RX300	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Lincoln	LS	4-dr		C/O	C/O
Lincoln	Town Car	4-dr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mazda	Mazda 6	4-dr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mazda	Mazda 6 w/SAB	4-dr
Mazda	MPV	Van	C/O	C/O	C/O
Mazda	MX-5 Miata	Convertible	C/O	C/O	Yes
Mazda	Protégé	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Mercedes	C Class	4-dr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mercedes	E Class	4-dr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mercedes	ML Class	4-dr Utility			Yes
MINI	Cooper	2-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Mitsubishi	Eclipse	2-dr	C/O	Yes	C/O
Mitsubishi	Eclipse w/SAB	2-dr
Mitsubishi	Galant	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Mitsubishi	Galant w/SAB	4-dr		C/O
Mitsubishi	Lancer	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Mitsubishi	Lancer w/SAB	4-dr
Mitsubishi	Montero Sport	4-dr Utility	CO	Yes	C/O
Mitsubishi	Outlander	4-dr Utility	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mitsubishi	Outlander w/SAB	4-dr Utility
Nissan	350Z	2-dr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nissan	Altima	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Nissan	Altima w/SAB	4-dr
Nissan	Frontier	4-dr PU	Yes	C/O	C/O
Nissan	Frontier	PU ExCab	C/O	C/O	C/O
Nissan	Maxima	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Nissan	Maxima w/SAB	4-dr
Nissan	Murano	4-dr Utility	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nissan	Pathfinder	4-dr Utility		C/O	C/O
Nissan	Pathfinder w/SAB	4-dr Utility
Nissan	Sentra	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Nissan	Sentra w/SAB	4-dr
Nissan	Xterra	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Nissan	Xterra w/SAB	4-dr Utility
Oldsmobile	Aurora	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Pontiac	Grand Am	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Pontiac	Grand Am	2-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Pontiac	Grand Prix	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Pontiac	Vibe	4w	C/O	C/O	C/O
Pontiac	Vibe w/SAB	4w
Saab	9-5	4-dr	C/O		Yes
Saturn	Ion	4-dr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Saturn	L Series	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Saturn	VUE	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Subaru	Forester	4w	Yes	Yes	Yes
Subaru	Impreza	4w	C/O	C/O	C/O
Subaru	Impreza w/SAB	4w
Subaru	Legacy	4w	C/O	Yes	C/O
Subaru	Legacy w/SAB	4w
Suzuki	Grand Vitara	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Toyota	4-Runner	4-dr Utility	Yes	Yes	C/O
Toyota	4-Runner w/SAB	4-dr Utility
Toyota	Avalon	4-dr	Yes	C/O	C/O
Toyota	Camry	4-dr	C/O	Optional	C/O
Toyota	Camry Solara	2-dr		C/O	Yes
Toyota	Camry Solara w/SAB	2-dr
Toyota	Celica	2-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Toyota	Celica w/SAB	2-dr
Toyota	Corolla	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Toyota	Corolla w/SAB	4-dr
Toyota	Echo	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Toyota	Echo w/SAB	4-dr
Toyota	Highlander	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Toyota	Highlander w/SAB	4-dr Utility
Toyota	Prius	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Toyota	Prius w/SAB	4-dr
Toyota	RAV4	4-dr Utility	C/O	C/O	C/O
Toyota	Sequoia	4-dr Utility	Yes	N/A	C/O
Toyota	Sienna	Van	C/O	C/O	C/O
Toyota	Sienna w/SAB	Van
Toyota	Tacoma 4dr	4-dr PU	Yes	Yes	C/O
Toyota	Tacoma	PU ExCab	C/O	C/O	Yes
Toyota	Tundra Access	4-dr PU	Yes	C/O	Yes
Volkswagen	Beetle	2-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Volkswagen	Jetta	4-dr	C/O	C/O	C/O
Volkswagen	Passat	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Volvo	S60	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Volvo	S80	4-dr	C/O	C/O	Yes
Volvo	XC90	4-dr Utility	Yes	Yes	Yes

C/O – Carry-over model

Yes – FY2003 NCAP Test

N/A – Exempt from FMVSS No. 214, Side Impact Protection

f Static Stability Factor, a measure of the top-heaviness of a vehicle, which is linked to rollover risk. For rollover, NHTSA rates both the 4x2 and 4x4 model for light trucks and sport utility vehicles.