HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS

Rear crash protection technical details for Hyundai

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)
Hyundai Accent 2012 - 2013 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 16 6 Pass 11.3 55 Low 14 436 Good Good
Hyundai Accent 2010 - 2011 Manual cloth seats Good 8 18 Pass 10.8 56 Moderate 74 685 Acceptable Acceptable
Hyundai Accent 2006 - 2009 Manual cloth seats Good 32 60 Fail 12.4 86 High 274 1166 Poor Poor
Hyundai Azera 2012 - 2013 Power leather seats Good 7 -4 Pass 11.6 49 Low 0 99 Good Good
Hyundai Azera 2006 - 2011 Power leather seats (AHR) Good 40 55 Fail 10.9 71 Low 20 611 Acceptable Acceptable
Hyundai Elantra 2011 - 2013 (mfg. after March 2011) Manual cloth seat Good 20 13 Pass 10.7 54 Low 0 453 Good Good
Hyundai Elantra 2011 (mfg. before April 2011) Manual cloth seat Good 54 15 Fail 11.1 76 Low 6 611 Acceptable Acceptable
Hyundai Elantra 2010 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 46 50 Pass 9.6 58 Low 21 333 Good Good
Hyundai Elantra 2007 - 2009 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 45 58 Fail 9.9 72 Low 71 461 Acceptable Acceptable
Hyundai Elantra 2001 - 2006 All seats Acceptable 82 62 Fail 14.3 110 High 427 1490 Poor Poor
Hyundai Elantra Touring 2009 - 2012 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 32 38 Pass 11.1 67 Low 60 424 Good Good
Hyundai Entourage 2007 - 2008 All seats (AHR) Good 35 55 Pass 10.6 64 Low 104 530 Good Good
Hyundai Equus 2011 - 2013 Power leather seats (AHR) Good 60 34 Pass 10.2 56 Low 1 302 Good Good
Hyundai Genesis 2009 - 2013 Power leather seats (AHR) Good 42 41 Pass 11.6 58 Low 1 208 Good Good
Hyundai Santa Fe 2013 Power leather seats Good 17 -2 Pass 11.4 58 Low 0 324 Good Good
Hyundai Santa Fe 2010 - 2012 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 37 20 Pass 12.1 59 Low 45 257 Good Good
Hyundai Santa Fe 2007 - 2009 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 28 35 Pass 11.0 54 Low 61 408 Good Good
Hyundai Santa Fe 2001 - 2006 All seats Good 62 60 Fail 16.9 84 High 275 1658 Poor Poor
Hyundai Sonata 2011 - 2013 Power cloth seat (AHR) Good 44 36 Pass 12.3 60 Low 43 489 Good Good
Hyundai Sonata 2010 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 68 50 Pass 8.7 67 Low 79 413 Good Good
Hyundai Sonata 2006 - 2009 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 45 55 Pass 10.1 64 Low 59 585 Good Good
Hyundai Sonata 2001 - 2005 GL models Acceptable 80 68 Fail 9.9 104 High 161 975 Poor Poor
Hyundai Tucson 2010 - 2013 Manual seats (AHR) Good 9 31 Pass 11.9 48 Low 2 157 Good Good
Hyundai Tucson 2009 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 25 2 Pass 13.1 52 Low 18 317 Good Good
Hyundai Tucson 2006 - 2008 (mfg. before Jan 2008) All seats Good 48 42 Fail 11.4 82 High 225 978 Poor Poor
Hyundai Tucson 2008 (mfg. after Dec 2007) Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 29 3 Pass 11.5 57 Low 38 440 Good Good
Hyundai Veracruz 2008 - 2012 (mfg. after Aug 2007) Power leather seats (AHR) Good 28 46 Pass 10.7 57 Low 32 362 Good Good
Hyundai Veracruz 2007 (mfg. June 2007 to Aug 2007) Power leather seats (AHR) Good 35 45 Fail 11.3 71 Low 18 355 Acceptable Acceptable
Hyundai XG350 2002 - 2005 All seats Acceptable 72 65 Fail 13.6 74 High 314 1235 Poor Poor


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)
No seats

©1996-2013, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute
1005 N. Glebe Road, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22201 USA | tel 703/247-1500 | fax 703/247-1588