2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser LX 4dr Front-wheel Drive Safety Ratings

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Overview

Front-impact airbags

Front-impact airbags for the driver and passenger have been designed to protect the head during a frontal crash.

Side impact airbags

Side impact airbags for the front seats have been designed to protect the torso during a side impact collision.

Knee airbags

Knee airbags help to protect the occupants lower extremities from serious injury in the event of an accident.

Pretensioners

Seatbelt pretensioners automatically tighten seatbelts to place the occupant in the optimal seating position during a collision.

Security system

The vehicle is equipped with an ignition disable device that will prevent the engine from starting if the correct original manufacturer key is not used.

IIHS Frontal Offset Crash Test

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

Rating Key

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    Good

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    Acceptable

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    Marginal

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    Poor

  • Dynamic Ratingpoor
  • Driver Torsopoor
  • Rear Passenger Torsogood
  • Driver Head and Neckacceptable
  • Rear Passenger Head and Neckacceptable
  • Driver Pelvis/Legmarginal
  • Overall Frontgood
  • Rear Passenger Head Protectionacceptable
  • Chestgood
  • Left Leg/Footacceptable
  • Overall Sidepoor
  • Driver Head Protectiongood
  • Rear Passenger Pelvis/Legmarginal
  • Right Leg/Footgood
  • Seat Head/Restraint Geometryacceptable
  • Restraintsgood
  • Overall Rearpoor
  • Head/Neckgood
  • Structure/safety cagegood
 

NHTSA Frontal Crash Test

NHTSA rates crash-tested vehicles by assigning them one to five stars, with five stars indicating the most injury protection and one star indicating the least protection.

  • Driver Front:4
  • Passenger Front:4
 
 

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