PerL
26-02-2008, 13:54
This bestseller shows that it's not only the Chinese (http://www.volksforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32485) trucks that are dangereous. Another popular pickup, the Isuzu D-Max, only did slightly better than the Nissan.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=518719&in_page_id=1770
UK's best-selling 4x4 pick-up truck recalled over 'life-threatening' safety flaws
Britain's top-selling 4x4 pick-up truck is being recalled after being found to put occupants at a high risk of fatal injury in an accident.
Crash tests showed that Nissan's Navara fails to protect the driver and passenger sufficiently to prevent life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision.
Nissan has sold more than 28,000 Navaras in the UK since its launch in 2005 and the rugged off-roader has become popular with safety-conscious families seeking an alternative to conventional 4x4 models.
But the 40mph frontal impact test revealed that the passenger compartment became "unstable", leaving the front-seat passenger at a "high risk of life-threatening injury" to the neck.
http://www.euroncap.com/Content-Web-Article/5aa93e79-d5bd-4938-b26a-8973579dd57c/euro-ncap-picks-up-carmakers-weaknesses-in-new-cat.aspx
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/02_04/NissanNavL_468x283.jpg
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=518719&in_page_id=1770
UK's best-selling 4x4 pick-up truck recalled over 'life-threatening' safety flaws
Britain's top-selling 4x4 pick-up truck is being recalled after being found to put occupants at a high risk of fatal injury in an accident.
Crash tests showed that Nissan's Navara fails to protect the driver and passenger sufficiently to prevent life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision.
Nissan has sold more than 28,000 Navaras in the UK since its launch in 2005 and the rugged off-roader has become popular with safety-conscious families seeking an alternative to conventional 4x4 models.
But the 40mph frontal impact test revealed that the passenger compartment became "unstable", leaving the front-seat passenger at a "high risk of life-threatening injury" to the neck.
http://www.euroncap.com/Content-Web-Article/5aa93e79-d5bd-4938-b26a-8973579dd57c/euro-ncap-picks-up-carmakers-weaknesses-in-new-cat.aspx
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/02_04/NissanNavL_468x283.jpg