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Rear crash protection technical details for Chevrolet

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)
Chevrolet Aveo 2010 - 2011 Manual cloth seats Good 63 39 Fail 12.8 87 Moderate 107 653 Marginal Marginal
Chevrolet Aveo 2007 - 2009 Manual cloth seats Good 55 58 Fail 12.1 86 High 195 969 Poor Poor
Chevrolet Cobalt 2-door 2005 - 2010 Manual cloth seats Good 60 45 Pass 10.7 64 Moderate 24 782 Acceptable Acceptable
Chevrolet Cobalt 4-door 2005 - 2010 All seats Good 38 50 Pass 9.8 64 Low 35 653 Good Good
Chevrolet Colorado 2004 - 2012 Bench seats Good 55 45 Fail 10.5 85 Moderate 161 589 Marginal Marginal
Chevrolet Colorado 2004 - 2012 Bucket seats Good 55 40 Fail 11.8 92 Moderate 212 719 Marginal Marginal
Chevrolet Cruze 2011 - 2013 Manual cloth seats Good 30 20 Pass 12.0 53 Low 3 261 Good Good
Chevrolet Equinox 2010 - 2013 Manual - power cloth seats Good 28 52 Pass 12.8 62 Low 25 467 Good Good
Chevrolet Equinox 2005 - 2009 All seats Good 60 26 Fail 10.3 76 Moderate 155 780 Marginal Marginal
Chevrolet HHR 2006 - 2011 Manual - power cloth seats Good 41 54 Fail 12.2 89 Moderate 33 1062 Marginal Marginal
Chevrolet Impala 2009 - 2013 Manual - power seats Good 42 46 Fail 10.0 98 Low 57 477 Acceptable Acceptable
Chevrolet Impala 2006 - 2008 Manual cloth seats Acceptable 72 75 Fail 10.9 101 Moderate 205 736 Marginal Marginal
Chevrolet Malibu 2013 Manual power cloth seat Good 26 9 Pass 12.3 56 Low 0 300 Good Good
Chevrolet Malibu 2010 - 2012 Manual - power cloth seats mfg. after Nov. 2009 Good 18 29 Pass 12.1 59 Low 0 565 Good Good
Chevrolet Malibu 2010 Manual - power cloth seats mfg. before Dec. 2009 Good 22 28 Fail 10.7 83 Low 17 698 Acceptable Acceptable
Chevrolet Malibu 2008 - 2009 Manual-power cloth seats Good 64 58 Fail 12.1 92 Moderate 149 775 Marginal Marginal
Chevrolet Malibu 2004 - 2007 All seats Good 32 52 Fail 12.1 71 Low 14 732 Acceptable Acceptable
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2007 - 2013 Manual cloth seats Good 62 42 Pass 9.1 87 Moderate 183 528 Acceptable Acceptable
Chevrolet Sonic 2012 - 2013 Manual cloth seat Good 25 18 Pass 12.5 57 Low 0 380 Good Good
Chevrolet TrailBlazer 2003 - 2009 All seats Acceptable 78 80 Fail 10.7 96 High 277 879 Poor Poor
Chevrolet Traverse 2013 Power leather seat Good 8 11 Pass 7.9 54 Low 14 433 Good Good
Chevrolet Traverse 2009 - 2012 (mfg. after March 2008) Manual-power cloth seats Good 36 36 Pass 9.1 71 Low 58 643 Good Good
Chevrolet Uplander 2005 - 2008 All seats Acceptable 55 75 Fail 12.3 105 High 215 942 Poor Poor
Chevrolet Volt 2011 - 2013 Manual cloth seat Good 34 48 Pass 10.9 66 Low 31 714 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)
Chevrolet Astro 2003 - 2005 All seats Poor 105 140 n/a Poor
Chevrolet Cavalier 2001 - 2005 All seats Poor 115 130 n/a Poor
Chevrolet Impala 2001 - 2005 Cloth bucket seats Poor 90 130 n/a Poor
Chevrolet Impala 2001 - 2005 Leather bucket seats Marginal 60 90 n/a Poor
Chevrolet Malibu/Classic 2003 - 2005 Cloth seats Marginal 60 90 n/a Poor
Chevrolet Malibu/Classic 2003 - 2005 Leather seats Poor 65 105 n/a Poor
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2001 - 2006 Seats with adjustable head restraints Marginal 60 100 n/a Poor
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2001 - 2006 Seats with fixed head restraints Poor 70 125 n/a Poor

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