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Crash safety for 2015 Prius C

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by michael.sfo, Oct 17, 2018.

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  1. michael.sfo

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    Having just bought a used 2015 Prius C, I am now getting busy geeking out about it.
    I came across an article on Green Car Reports which stated that some safety updates had been made to the 2015 year resulting in an improved crash safety rating. (Article dated August 10, 2015, "Latest Toyota Prius C Dubbed IIHS Top Safety Pick After Updates")
    Does this apply to all the Prius Cs in the 2015 model year? There wasn't any "2015 1/2" model or something, was there?
    I'm in California, my car was originally sold in California.
    Thanks!
     
    #1 michael.sfo, Oct 17, 2018
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    congrats and welcome! is there anything on the national insurance testing sight, or nhtsa?
     
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    Interesting! I looked up my VIN online and found that this car's "series" is NHP10L, plant city Iwate (Japan). According to the Carfax, the date of 6/23/15 is when the car was "manufactured and shipped to original dealer" (source is given as NICB). I tried Googling the series number but didn't see anything helpful...
     
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    Yours is in the newest range then.
     
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    That seems right, since we know Toyota works on a "just in time" manufacturing system. Thank you!
     
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