Changan confirms car seat safety after high profile video

Changan headquarters in response to various publications in the Russian media about the quality of the front seats of the crossover CS55 Plus and UNI-S conducted repeated retests of the seats for strength and made sure of their safety. This is stated in the report of the manufacturer, which was received by Izvestia.

According to the results of the tests, which were conducted in accordance with E-NCAP standards (rear impact crash test, speed 25 km/h), no obvious deformations, cracks, fractures and other damage to the front seats were revealed. After the crash test, the seats were disassembled to confirm they met safety standards.

Last week, a viral video showing the seat of the CS55 Plus/UNI-S model of the compact crossover getting into an accident was actively discussed on the Web. Then the National Automobile Union (NAU) said it had asked Rosstandart to conduct an inspection after the publication of the video.

Changan said that they identified this car and the dealership where repair work on the car is being carried out, as well as established the identity of the owner and the circumstances of the accident. It turned out that the accident occurred in September 2024 on the Moscow Ring Road, in the crossover from behind at a speed of about 70 km / h drove into the GAZ truck at the speed of about 70 km / h. The driver of the Changan did not seek medical assistance, after he formalized the incident with the traffic police, and his car was delivered on a tow truck to the dealership center "Autodom Changan Altufievo".

"According to the results of the initial examination of the metal frame of the driver's seat, it turned out that the frame of the seat, having successfully worked off the load during the accident, was damaged, but, most importantly, was not broken into two parts. By the characteristic traces in the places of breakage on the metal it is obvious that the upper part of the chair was further broken out by rocking back and forth. Preliminary it can be said that such manipulations with the chair were made and filmed for the insurance company," - said in the Russian representative office of Changan.

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January 20, it was reported that the company Changan renamed the crossover CS55 Plus in the Russian market. The model joined the Uni line of cars and was named Uni-S. As explained by the executive director of Changan Motors Rus Alexander Kulagin, the line of cars Uni is planned to be separated into a separate brand, so the company did not wait for a change of generation of the model.