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DETROIT Minivans made by Chrysler, Honda and Toyota earned "Top Safety Pick" honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The five minivans deemed the safest were the 2012 Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sienna, Chrysler Town Country, Dodge Grand Caravan and the Chrysler assembled Volkswagen Routan, the Institute said today in a statement.

The Nissan Quest was rated "acceptable," while the Kia Sedona received the lowest possible rating of "poor."

"Safety conscious parents shopping for a family hauler should be pleased with today's minivan choices," David Zuby, the Institute's chief research officer, said in the statement. "At the same time, the ratings show that major differences remain in this segment when it comes to protection in a rollover crash."

The Institute said rollover protection depends on roof strength, which is measured by pushing a metal plate against one corner of a vehicle's roof at a constant speed.

A vehicle is "good" when the roof can withstand a force equal to four times the vehicle's weight before it caves 5 inches.

"With the latest addition of Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country, Chrysler Group has 11 vehicles that have been named Top Safety Pick since we began our unprecedented launch of new vehicles a year ago and is unsurpassed," Scott Kunselman, Chrysler's senior vice president of engineering, said in a statement.

The Institute said the rating only applies to the 2012 models of the Town Country, Grand Caravan and Routan because of changes made by Chrysler and VW. Chrysler produces the Town Country and Caravan and makes the Routan for VW in Windsor, Ontario.

The Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna already had the top rating.

PRESS RELEASE: Five minivans earn TOP SAFETY PICK award; 2 others lag behind on rollover protection

ARLINGTON, Va. Five minivan models have earned the 2011 TOP SAFETY PICK award from the Insurance Cost-effective JJ Watt jerseys wholesale Institute for Highway Safety, standing out from competitors for superior protection in rollover crashes.

The 2012 Chrysler Town Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Volkswagen Routan which all share a common structure join the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna in the TOP SAFETY PICK ranks following new evaluations for rollover protection. To qualify for the designation, vehicles must have the highest rating of good for frontal, side, rollover, and rear crash protection and must have electronic stability control (ESC).

Two other minivans, the Kia Sedona and the Nissan Quest, fall short on rollover protection, with the Sedona receiving the lowest rating of poor and the Quest ranking as acceptable.

"Safety conscious parents shopping for a family hauler should be pleased with today's minivan choices," says David Zuby, the Institute's chief research officer. "At the same time, the ratings show that major differences remain in this segment when it comes to protection in a rollover crash."

Rollover protection depends on roof strength, which is measured by pushing a metal plate against one corner of a vehicle's roof at a constant speed. To earn a good rating, the roof must withstand a force equal to 4 times the vehicle's weight before it caves in 5 inches. Put another way, it must have a strength to weight ratio of at least 4.

The rollover ratings for the Town Country, Grand Caravan, and Routan are based on a roof strength test of a Town Country, which had a strength to weight ratio of 4.51. The 3 vehicles underwent changes for the 2012 model year that affected roof strength, so this rollover rating only applies to 2012 models. In contrast, the Sedona had a strength to weight ratio of 2.31, while the Quest's was 3.36.

Why roof strength matters: A good roof strength rating has been a requirement for TOP SAFETY PICK since the 2010 awards. The Institute began the rollover ratings after research showed that strength to weight ratios higher than the government's required minimum of 1.5 reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury in rollovers. When vehicles roll, their roofs hit the ground, deform, and crush. Stronger roofs crush less, reducing the risk that people will be injured by contact with the roof itself. Stronger roofs also can prevent people, especially those who aren't belted, from being ejected.

In 2009, more than 8,000 people were killed in rollover crashes in the United States. That number has been falling as more and more vehicles get ESC, which can prevent many rollovers from occurring in the first place. As of the 2012 model year, the feature is required on all passenger vehicles. However, the government has estimated that 5,000 6,000 rollover fatalities still would occur each year if all passenger vehicles on the road had ESC, so stronger roofs are key.

About the award: The Institute awarded the first TOP SAFETY PICK to 2006 models with good ratings for front and side protection and acceptable for rear protection. The bar was raised the next year by requiring a good rear rating and electronic stability control as standard or optional. With the addition of roof strength, the ratings now cover the 4 most common kinds of injury crashes.

The frontal crashworthiness jerseys china wholesale rating is based on results of a 40 mph frontal offset crash test. The side rating is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of a vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph. The barrier represents the front end of a pickup or SUV. Rear crash protection is rated according to a 2 step procedure. The first step is measuring head restraint geometry. Seat/head restraint combinations with good or acceptable geometry are tested dynamically using a dummy that measures forces on the neck.

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