*Source: MSNBC (
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20481879/)*
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WASHINGTON - The 2007 model year saw a sharp increase in the number of sport-utility vehicles that scored highly on federal rollover crash tests, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Seventy-eight of current-year SUVs received a four-star rating in the rollover tests, according to an analysis by The Associated Press, compared with 48 in the 2006 model year and just one in 2001. More than 100 models are tested each year.
One apparent reason for the improved ratings: More new SUVs are equipped with anti-rollover technology that will become mandatory by the 2012 model year.
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