Last week we were struck by a video from the Insurance Institute for Road Safety (IIHS). With more than 85,000 visits in five days in our video and almost 800,000 in the Clip IIHSIt is certainly in the minds of others around the world. To refresh your memory, the current Jeep Wrangler Unlimited has undergone the IIHS 40 km / h low-overlap crash test on the driver's side. It worked really well according to standard test measurements, but the resulting crash caused the Wrangler to tip over, which no other vehicle did. As a result, the IIHS gave the Wrangler a marginal score for the driver-side overlay test.
Now, a report from Jalopnik He claims that Jeep is seeking changes to the Wrangler as a result of this. This information is believed to be from Jan do not
from Jeep or Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, but rather a representative of the IIHS who allegedly said that the FCA "was working on changes to the Wrangler" but did not give details on these changes. Motor1.com contacted IIHS regarding this claim and a representative confirmed its accuracy. Specifically, we were told that FCA had stated that "they were looking to make changes to respond to the result of our little driver-side overlay crash test", but no details or context were given provided beyond that.
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We also received a statement from the FCA regarding this situation. No comment has been offered on the alleged changes, but the automaker notes that the current JL Wrangler meets or exceeds federal safety standards. Here is the full FCA statement.
FCA produced more than 500,000 of these vehicles. Conservative estimates put them at 6.7 billion km of highway driving. Of this population, we are not aware of any incident related to the dynamic part of the vehicle of the IIHS test result. With more than 75 safety features available, the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited meets or exceeds all federal safety standards and continues to be recognized by news agencies and consumer groups. Since its introduction in 2017, the vehicle has won an award almost every eight weeks for attributes ranging from capacity to salvage value, and for achievements such as SUV and loyalty of the year. No individual test determines the safety of the vehicle. FCA regularly monitors third-party evaluations and takes these results into account in our product development process. We design our vehicles for real performance. And real-world data, coupled with continued demand, indicates that the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited meets or exceeds customer expectations.
Without context for the IIHS statement, it is extremely difficult to draw definitive conclusions. FCA statement says automaker "monitors third-party evaluations and takes these results into account in our product development process", but that implies any change could just be part of the mid-term upgrade process normal. cycle. The FCA statement also clearly mentions the vehicle's design for "actual performance", which could be the automaker throwing some shade in the pre-layering test of the IIHS.
In other measures, the IIHS reports that the Wrangler performs well on moderate ratings of the facade, side, roof and headrest. It received a higher rating for its optional vehicle-to-vehicle accident prevention system. Headlamps, both basic halogen and optional LED units, received poor ratings.