2013-MY Dodge Dart Receives 5-Star NHTSA Safety Rating

The all-new 2013 Dodge Dart has earned a 5-star safety rating from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the regulatory agency’s highest grade. 

Chrysler Group LLC’s new compact sedan recorded 5-star results in the NHTSA test in both overall frontal and side impacts. The vehicle was also recently named a “Top Safety Pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). 

Safety features on the Dodge Dart include 10 standard-equipment air bags and one of the auto industry’s highest content-ratios of high-strength steel. Other Dart technologies that deliver accident-avoidance capability include:

• Electronic stability control (ESC)
• Electronic roll mitigation
• Traction control
• Standard four-wheel, four-channel anti-lock disc brakes
• Electronic brake-force distribution
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Rear cross-path detection

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