Only two vans got top marks in the safety tests
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One in three new delivery vans tested by safety authorities have inadequate crash-avoidance technology – and have been put on a Not Recommended list following new research.
The not-for-profit Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) – which ranks the crash safety of most new vehicles – found that five out of 15 vans tested did not offer the level of active safety performance consumers should expect .
Popular models on the Not Recommended list include the Hyundai iLoad, Renault Trafic, Mitsubishi Express, Renault Master and Iveco Daily.
The Hyundai iLoad had previously earned a four-star crash test score from 2011 and the Renault Trafic was given a three-star score in 2015. The Mitsubishi Express (identical to the Renault Trafic but with different badging), Renault Master and Iveco Daily were unrated .
Ford Transit and Toyota HiAce on top as ANCAP expands scope to active safety in vans
17 Dec 2020 • 2 min read
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has expanded its testing of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) from passenger cars, SUVS and utes to now include light- and heavy-commercial vans.
Spurred by the surge in van sales during the Coronavirus pandemic, 15 existing vans have now been reassessed for features such as lane-keep assist, blind-spot monitoring and autonomous emergency braking (AEB) – the latter is mandatory for a full five-star rating in other vehicle classes.
Of note, ANCAP did not conduct testing itself, but used Euro NCAP results as it does with other vehicles when the specifications are comparable.
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Despite the urgency of the manufacturers and their sincere warnings about all the awful things that can go wrong if you ignore it, we’re all guilty of occasionally letting a recall service fall down the to-do list.
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UPDATE, 22/12/2020:
This article will continually be updated with details of new recalls as they are issued.
Toyota HiAce, Ford Transit ‘safest’ vans in new study
Toyota HiAce, Ford Transit ‘safest’ vans in new study
December 16, 2020
ANCAP compares collision avoidance tech in 15 commercial vans as COVID spurs sales boom
The Toyota HiAce and Ford Transit have emerged as the safest commercial vans on the market in terms of collision avoidance (or ‘active safety’), according to a new study by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).
ANCAP said the increase in home delivery services and online purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic this year had led to an increase in the number of vans on the road, prompting it to assess 15 of the major players across the light, medium and heavy commercial vehicle categories.