By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS) mentioned on Thursday a 2022 Jeep Wrangler 4-door mannequin tipped over in a crash take a look at, a difficulty that would pose security dangers to customers.

The industry-funded group prods automakers to make safer autos by issuing rankings after assessments which can be utilized by some potential patrons. Constructive rankings are sometimes touted by automakers.

IIHS mentioned the driver-side small overlap crash take a look at confirmed a repeat of an issue present in a 2019 Jeep Wrangler mannequin. IIHS mentioned structural modifications made by Jeep producer Stellantis didn’t eradicate the problem.

The 2022 Wrangler tipped onto its passenger facet after putting the barrier used within the crash take a look at on March 10, leading to a marginal score. The Wrangler earned good rankings in 4 different IIHS crash assessments.

Stellantis mentioned on Thursday it’s reviewing the newest IIHS take a look at outcomes however mentioned after constructing greater than 1,000,000 of those autos, “real-world efficiency strongly signifies they afford the extent of security our prospects demand and deserve.”

The automaker added that by a “conservative estimate, (Jeep Wranglers) have accounted for 105 billion on-road journey miles. And we’re unaware any of subject experiences that correspond with the IIHS take a look at outcomes.”

IIHS says even partial rollovers are harmful since “they enhance the probabilities that an occupant could also be utterly or partially ejected from the car.”

The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration mentioned in March that motorists killed in rollover crashes elevated by 13% in 2020 to 7,107, accounting for about 18% of all visitors deaths.

The 2019 mannequin didn’t tip over within the take a look at carried out by the corporate and which was submitted to IIHS for verification, the U.S. security group mentioned. Fairly, it tipped in an IIHS take a look at carried out as a part of an audit program after which once more in a subsequent retest requested by the automaker, IIHS mentioned.