Boron Extrication An in-depth look into vehicle extrication and rescues involving today's automobiles
The 2010 Chevrolet Malibu safety features include high-strength steel safety cage as seen below.
Additional features related to the safety cage include:
- Side-door beams that help reduce penetration into the passenger compartment
during shallow-angle side collisions- Side-impact, cross-car beams are designed into the vehicle at the instrument
panel, rear compartment and floor areas to help channel energy- Door hinges and latches that work together with each door’s structure and
steel reinforcements to help keep the doors closed during an impact
Came here after reading the newest IIHS news release (on underride / car into tractor trailer crashes), which shows that a Malibu got creamed when they test-ran it into the back of a tractor trailer with a weak underride guard — which I’m sure would happen to most other cars as well.
I’m wondering if the A-pillar on the Malibu contains any UHSS and if not, if it would’ve made any difference in the underride crash results.
Here’s the release, by the way: http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr030111.html