EWR Injury Claims Rankings

This list is compiled from data in NHTSA's Early Warning Reporting database through the first quarter of 2008. Vehicle fleets on the list appear in rank order, based on the unusual distribution of injury claims associated with each fleet. The order of these fleets in the list is not based on simple counts of claims. This technique is related to one described in the paper found at: Injury Prevention, April 2004, 10:88-92 by R. A. Whitfield and Alice K. Whitfield. This methodology has been criticized by NHTSA.

 

EWR Claims by Reporting Quarter

This chart is compiled from data in NHTSA's Early Warning Reporting database through the first quarter of 2008. The chart shows the total number of claims for deaths and injuries reported in each quarter by twenty-one large volume manufacturers of light vehicles.

 

EWR Claims by Manufacturer

This chart is compiled from data in NHTSA's Early Warning Reporting database for the first quarter of 2008. The chart shows the percentage share by manufacturer of all claims for deaths and injuries.

 

Fires in Fatal Crashes

This list is compiled from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting system database through 2006. Vehicle fleets on the list appear in rank order, based on the unusual distribution of fire-related fatal crashes associated with each fleet. The order of these fleets in the list is not based on simple counts of claims. This technique is related to one described in the paper found at: Injury Prevention, April 2004, 10:88-92 by R. A. Whitfield and Alice K. Whitfield. This methodology has been criticized by NHTSA.

 

Consumer Complaints Rankngs

This list is compiled from data in NHTSA's Consumer Complaint database through May 6, 2008. Vehicle fleets on the list appear in rank order. This order is based on the unusual distribution of complaints related to specific components that is associated with each fleet. The order of these fleets in the list is not based on simple counts of complaints. This technique is related to one described in the paper found at: Injury Prevention, April 2004, 10:88-92 by R. A. Whitfield and Alice K. Whitfield. This methodology has been criticized by NHTSA.