In a message dated 2/24/05 8:55:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
bpremack@MN.RR.COM writes:

> > Does anyone know
> > of published insurance intsitute or DOT test crashes of Vanagons?
>
>
> I dug out some insurance crash test results I posted to the List years ago.
> There are pictures of a Vanagon head-on with a Volvo 245.  See
> www.251.org/volvocrash.html
>
> Perhaps surprisingly, our vans do well in the real world, at least in a
> crash with a car.  I can only imagine how Vanagons would fare crashing into
> another heavy, high-wheelbase vehicle, (SUV) with a long hood and airbags.
>
>

check these out..courtesy of jeff at vanagonparts

http://www.vanagonparts.com/temp/crash.html