2014-Comparison-Insurance-Costs-812039.pdf

DOT HS 812 039 June 2014 Comparison of Differences in Insurance Costs for Passenger Cars, Station Wagons, Passenger Vans, Pickups, and Utility Vehicles on the Basis of Damage Susceptibility DISCLAIMER This publication is distributed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the interest of information exchange. The opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Department of Transportation or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. If trade or manufacturers’ names or products are mentioned, it is because they are considered essential to the object of the publication and should not be construed as an endorsement. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. U.S. Deportment of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dear Prospective Purchaser: Attached please find a copy of the June 2014 Relative Collision Insurance Cost Information Booklet provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Pursuant to NHTSAs regulation in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 582, Insurance Cost Information Regulation, NHTSA is required to make available to prospective purchasers information regarding comparative insurance costs, based on damage susceptibility and crash worthiness, for makes and models of passenger cars, station wagons, passenger vans, pickups, and utility vehicles. As a result of Public Law 112-252 signed into law by Congress on January 10, 2013, the requirement for passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute this information to prospective buyers was repealed. Therefore, dealerships are currently no longer responsible for reproducing and maintaining copies of the booklet in their sho