HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS

Rear crash protection technical details for Buick

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)
Buick Enclave 2013 Power leather seat Good 8 11 Pass 7.9 54 Low 14 433 Good Good
Buick Enclave 2008 - 2012 (mfg. after March 2008) Manual-power cloth seats Good 36 36 Pass 9.1 71 Low 58 643 Good Good
Buick Encore 2013 Power leather seats Good 4 10 Pass 11.3 56 Low 27 371 Good Good
Buick LaCrosse 2010 - 2013 Power seats with lumbar Good 2 16 Pass 11.4 56 Low 0 108 Good Good
Buick LaCrosse 2005 - 2009 Cloth seats without adjustable lumbar Acceptable 82 62 Fail 10.8 102 High 309 685 Poor Poor
Buick Lucerne 2009 - 2011 Power leather seats Good 32 59 Fail 11.2 88 Moderate 150 621 Marginal Marginal
Buick Lucerne 2006 - 2008 Manual-power cloth seats Acceptable 78 78 Fail 12.6 102 High 236 858 Poor Poor
Buick Rainier 2004 - 2007 All seats Acceptable 78 80 Fail 10.7 96 High 277 879 Poor Poor
Buick Regal 2011 - 2013 Power leather seats Good 10 28 Pass 11.6 50 Low 1 339 Good Good
Buick Rendezvous 2004 - 2007 All seats Acceptable 85 75 Fail 13.6 113 Moderate 198 670 Marginal Marginal
Buick Terraza 2005 - 2007 All seats Acceptable 50 75 Fail 12.3 105 High 215 942 Poor Poor
Buick Verano 2012 - 2013 Manual/power leather seat Good 45 36 Pass 12.6 64 Low 4 555 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)
Buick Century 2001 - 2005 Cloth seats Poor 65 110 n/a Poor
Buick Century 2001 - 2005 Leather seats Poor 90 125 n/a Poor
Buick LaCrosse 2005 - 2009 Leather seats with adjustable lumbar Marginal 98 65 n/a Poor
Buick LeSabre 2003 - 2005 All seats (AHR) Poor 75 130 n/a Poor
Buick Park Avenue 2003 - 2005 All seats Poor 135 110 n/a Poor
Buick Regal 2001 - 2004 All seats Poor 95 125 n/a Poor

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