Wanting to disseminate the data as widely as possibly, Tracy has allowed us to provide copies to readers. Get them here on Google Drive. The transparency provides an excellent model for other entities desiring to conduct similar crash testing.
“The tests scientifically prove that a non OEM approved repair and the use of aftermarket parts affect restraint system performance, airbag performance, injury production, occupant kinematics, transfer and distribution of energy,” the Tracy Law Firm wrote in an email last month.
We’ve covered the results of the tests fairly extensively in the past, and these articles might help direct readers into points of interest while perusing the full data release:
However, we did notice one new interesting item regarding intrusion on the driver’s side of the vehicle. The glued-roof and aftermarket-parts Fits see results outside of the “good” range, while the control Fit’s performance never leaves that territory.
Correction: An chart regarding the 2013 aftermarket-parts Fit result demonstrated incorrect results for the A-B pillar closure intrusion. Karco Engineering later determined it had published and charted a typographical error; the real result was 1 cm, not 12 cm. The chart has since been cropped to exclude the erroneous data point.
A control 2010 Honda Fit is shown following a 40 mph moderate-overlap crash test conducted in December 2017. (Provided by Tracy Law Firm)
Data on the intrusion on the driver’s side of the vehicle is shown here for a 40 mph moderate-overlap crash test of a control 2010 Honda Fit. (Provided by Tracy Law Firm)
Data on the intrusion on the driver’s side of the vehicle is shown here for a 40 mph moderate-overlap crash test of a 2009 Honda Fit with alterations including an adhesive-bonded roof. (Provided by Tracy Law Firm)
Data on the intrusion on the driver’s side of the vehicle is shown here for a 40 mph moderate-overlap crash test of a 2013 Honda Fit with multiple aftermarket parts. (Provided by Tracy Law Firm)
