Honda to Post NHTSA Crash Test Ratings on 2006 Window Stickers
America Honda announced Tuesday it will include a listing of government crash test ratings on the window stickers of all of its 2006 Honda and Acura vehicles.
Honda is the first company to make this safety information available to consumers on the labels that show pricing, features, fuel-economy numbers, domestic content and other information. Its 2006 models will display the star ratings awarded by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration^s New Car Assessment Program for frontal, side and rollover crash test safety ratings.
"Honda is setting a good example for other manufacturers by getting safety information to the customer at the point of sale," said NHTSA administrator Jeffrey W. Runge, M.D. "This voluntary action helps the market work for the safety of consumers."
Not surprisingly, Honda vehicles tend to dominate the top ratings for frontal and side impacts under the government^s crash rating programs.
Honda^s move to include safety rating information is modeled after the "Stars on Cars" initiative sponsored by U.S. Senator Mike DeWine, an Ohio Republican. The provision in the highway bill would require manufacturers to post NHTSA crash tests "star" ratings on vehicle pricing stickers.
Source: www.edmunds.com
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