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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
Nope, it's a NHTSA test (from Wiki) ...the IIHS is just the first to publish their results.
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I don't think so.
The IIHS on its own web site distinguishes between its tests and the federal front crash test requirements:
Frontal crash tests .
In the links you provided, there's no direct reference to the 25% offset test as performed by the IIHS. There's no mention of it in the federal NHSTA NCAP Frontal crash test procedures:
http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shop...est+Procedures
Though it's clear NHTSA is studying additional tests to improve safety, including smaller offset crashes, nothing like the IIHS 25% test is currently required.