HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS

Rear crash protection technical details for GMC


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)
GMC Acadia 2013 Power leather seat Good 8 11 Pass 7.9 54 Low 14 433 Good Good
GMC Acadia 2008 - 2012 (mfg. after March 2008) Manual-power cloth seats Good 36 36 Pass 9.1 71 Low 58 643 Good Good
GMC Canyon 2004 - 2012 Bench seats Good 55 45 Fail 10.5 85 Moderate 161 589 Marginal Marginal
GMC Canyon 2004 - 2012 Bucket seats Good 55 40 Fail 11.8 92 Moderate 212 719 Marginal Marginal
GMC Envoy 2003 - 2009 All seats Acceptable 78 80 Fail 10.7 96 High 277 879 Poor Poor
GMC Sierra 1500 2007 - 2013 Manual cloth seats Good 62 42 Pass 9.1 87 Moderate 183 528 Acceptable Acceptable
GMC Terrain 2010 - 2013 Manual - power cloth seats Good 28 52 Pass 12.8 62 Low 25 467 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)
GMC Safari 2003 - 2005 Seats with adjustable head restraints Poor 100 155 n/a Poor
GMC Safari 2003 - 2005 Seats with fixed head restraints Poor 100 110 n/a Poor
GMC Sierra 1500 2001 - 2006 Seats with adjustable head restraints Marginal 60 100 n/a Poor
GMC Sierra 1500 2001 - 2006 Seats with fixed head restraints Poor 70 125 n/a Poor
GMC Sierra 1500 2001 - 2006 Seats with head restraint tilt lock Marginal 48 85 n/a Poor

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