HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS

Rear crash protection technical details for Cadillac


Dynamically tested seat/head restraints | Seat/head restraints not dynamically tested because of inadequate geometry

Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Marginal Marginal Poor Poor   AHR: active head restraint

Force rating: H=High  M=Moderate  L=Low


Dynamically tested seat/head restraints: technical details
Make/
model
Model years Seat type Geometry Seat design parameters Neck forces Dynamic rating Overall rating
Rating Backset (mm) Distance below top of head (mm) Pass/
fail
Max T1 acceler-
ation (g)
Head contact time (ms) Force rating Max neck shear force (N) Max neck tension (N)
Cadillac CTS 2008 - 2013 (mfg. after Dec 2007) Power leather seats (AHR) Good 37 51 Pass 11.8 65 Low 15 431 Good Good
Cadillac CTS 2003 - 2007 Seats without adjustable lumbar Acceptable 82 58 Fail 10.5 100 High 351 1148 Poor Poor
Cadillac DTS 2009 - 2011 Power leather seats Good 22 52 Pass 9.1 94 High 302 641 Marginal Marginal
Cadillac DTS 2008 Power leather seat Good 58 58 Fail 11.0 72 Moderate 118 725 Marginal Marginal
Cadillac SRX 2010 - 2013 Power seats with lumbar Good 26 44 Pass 12.4 62 Low 0 360 Good Good
Cadillac STS 2005 - 2011 Seats without adjustable lumbar Acceptable 85 60 Fail 17.3 92 High 330 1004 Poor Poor
Cadillac XTS 2013 Power leather seats Good 24 32 Pass 13.3 65 Low 64 579 Good Good


Seat/head restraints not dynamically tested because of inadequate geometry: technical details
Make/model Model years Seat type Geometry Dynamic rating Overall rating
Rating Backset (mm) Distance below top of head (mm)
Cadillac DTS 2006 - 2007 Power leather seats Marginal 80 100 n/a Poor
Cadillac Seville 2001 - 2004 All seats Poor 110 105 n/a Poor
Cadillac SRX 2004 - 2009 All seats Marginal 98 65 n/a Poor

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