Inadequate Head Restraints

James Sabatini

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Head restraints in several passenger vehicles provided marginal or poor protection against neck injuries and whiplash, the insurance industry reported Thursday in new crash test results.

Only 22 of 75 vehicles tested in a simulated rear crash at 20 miles per hour received the top score of good from the Virginia-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Several 2007 vehicles got the lowest score of poor in the tests. The vehicles include:

Acura TSX,
some versions of the BMW 5 Series,
Buick Lacrosse and Lucerne;
Cadillac CTS, STS and DTS;
Chevrolet Aveo,
Pontiac Grand Prix,
Honda Accord and Fit;
Hyundai Accent,
Infiniti M35,
Jaguar X-Type,
Kia Rio,
Mitsubishi Galant,
Toyota Avalon,
Toyota Corolla,
Suzuki Forenza and Reno.