Chrysler Group's All-New Dodge Dakota Club Cab Gets Five Stars from NHTSA
01 Février 2005 - 4:20PM
PR Newswire (US)
Chrysler Group's All-New Dodge Dakota Club Cab Gets Five Stars from
NHTSA - 2005 Dakota Gets Top Rating in NHTSA Frontal and
Side-Impact Tests - Eighth consecutive new Chrysler Group Product
to Receive Five Stars for Frontal Crash Protection AUBURN HILLS,
Mich., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The all-new 2005 Dodge
Dakota Club Cab has received a Five-Star rating in front and
side-impact crash tests from the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA). The Dodge Dakota marks the eighth
consecutive new Chrysler Group product to receive Five-Star frontal
crash-test rating. A Five-Star rating means the likelihood of
injury in a frontal crash is 10 percent or less. "When the Dodge
Dakota was redesigned, we knew we wanted to continue what Dodge is
known for -- rugged, tough vehicles that withstand all road
conditions," said Mike Donoughe, Vice President Body On Frame
Product Team. "We also knew that the all-new 2005 Dodge Dakota
would be built to include the latest safety technology that would
help keep our customers and their passengers safe in case of an
impact." Safety features on the all-new Dodge Dakota include a
hydroformed and fully-boxed frame that improves handling, accident
avoidance and crash protection. The new, award-winning and patented
octagonal front frame rail tips help absorb impacts in a frontal
crash. Additionally, the 2005 Dodge Dakota features a new advanced
air bag system that includes dual-stage front air bags and an
occupant-sensing system for the passenger-side front air bag. Other
safety features available on the new Dodge Dakota include side
curtain air bags, which cover both rows of seats on Club and Quad
Cabs. Rear seat positions in the Dodge Dakota feature three- point
shoulder belts, including a new center seating position on the Quad
Cab. Designed to maintain optimal positioning in case of an impact,
rear seats on the new Dodge Dakota feature fixed outboard rear head
restraints, mounted to the roof and cab back as well as larger
coverage head restraints that are fixed to the top of the outboard
rear seats. Starting with the Chrysler Pacifica in 2003, Chrysler
Group has an unbroken string of eight consecutive product launches
that produced NHTSA- rated Five-Star vehicles for frontal crash
protection. Vehicles include: Chrysler Pacifica, Chrysler and Dodge
Minivan, Dodge Durango, Dodge Ram 1500, Dodge Ram Quad, Chrysler
300, Dodge Magnum, and Dodge Dakota. The all-new 2005 Dodge Dakota
Club Cab is built at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Warren,
Mich. DATASOURCE: Chrysler Group CONTACT: Curtrise Garner,
+1-248-512-2712, or Max Gates, +1-248-512-2688, both of Chrysler
Group Web site: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/
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