Australia – The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has confirmed the Nissan NP300 Navara retains its top five-star safety rating when fitted with Nissan genuine accessories steel and aluminium bullbars.
The NP300 Navara, which has already been awarded a full five-star safety rating from ANCAP, retained its top safety score after separate frontal crash testing of the vehicle with Nissan's genuine accessories steel bullbar fitted.
In the event of an accident, it is important for a bullbar that is fitted to a modern vehicle to work in unison with its frontal crash structure and various safety systems. To ensure this, Nissan has made a significant investment in its new bullbar range for the NP300 Navara.
"Many of our NP300 Navara customers fit various types of accessories to their vehicles and the traditional Australian bullbar is one of the most popular," said Richard Emery, Nissan Australia's Managing Director and CEO.
"Nissan's steel and aluminium bullbars have been carefully designed and engineered to work in complete harmony with all of the NP300 Navara's structural elements and onboard safety systems."
Nissan has developed four separate bullbars to work specifically with its all-new NP300 Navara range; two made from steel and two from aluminium to suit both the standard- and wide-body cabin designs available in this model range.
Nissan spent two years developing its NP300 genuine accessories bullbar range, with engineering and design work completed in conjunction with the vehicle's final development prior to its market launch this year.
Styling of the bullbars was completed locally but in conjunction with Nissan's Global Design Centre. Engineering validation work, including assessment of engine cooling performance and the multitude of necessary tests to ensure these accessories met Nissan's strict internal durability standards, was done in Australia, with some additional testing completed at Nissan's proving ground in Tochigi, Japan.
Critically, the company conducted various internal crash-tests with these bullbars to ensure the correct deployment of the NP300 Navara's onboard safety systems, such as SRS airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners.
"Safety, quality and durability don't occur by accident," said Richard Emery, "and these bullbars for the all-new NP300 Navara definitely show that genuine is best when it comes to vehicle accessories and parts."
To learn more about the Nissan NP300 Navara visit http://www.nissan.com.au/Cars-Vehicles/NP300-Navara/Overview.
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