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Rear crash protection technical details for Volvo

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)
Volvo C30 2008 - 2013 All seats Good 33 23 Pass 7.9 94 Low 35 530 Good Good
Volvo C70 2006 - 2013 All seats Good 34 24 Pass 7.9 94 Low 35 530 Good Good
Volvo S40 2004 - 2011 All seats Good 20 35 Pass 8.3 84 Low 46 583 Good Good
Volvo S60 2012 - 2013 All Seats Good 7 11 Pass 8.4 81 Low 42 245 Good Good
Volvo S60 2003 - 2009 All seats Good 20 50 Pass 7.0 92 Low 56 663 Good Good
Volvo S80 2007 - 2013 All seats Good 23 44 Pass 7.3 94 Low 30 491 Good Good
Volvo S80 2003 - 2006 All seats Good 20 55 Pass 9.0 87 Low 37 550 Good Good
Volvo XC60 2010 - 2013 All seats Good 34 6 Pass 8.2 84 Low 20 328 Good Good
Volvo XC90 2005 - 2013 All seats Good 25 25 Pass 9.0 87 Low 13 433 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)
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