VW to Make Stability Control Standard for 2009

Volkswagen announced that it would join other automakers, including Ford, in making electronic stability control standard on all its vehicles in the 2009 model year. This puts it well ahead of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2012 deadline for all vehicles to be equipped with stability control standard.

NHTSA estimated that making stability control standard could save as many as 10,000 lives each year on the road.

Stability control goes by many names, depending on automaker, but Volkswagen calls its version Electronic Stabilization Program. Like other stability control systems, it helps drivers maintain control of their vehicle in abruptly changing driving situations.

Comments

[AladdinSane]

Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Kia and others should start waking up to including ESC, ESPECIALLY with their small vehicles such as the Versa, Fit, Yaris, Rio, etc. The smaller machines need all the safety features possible, INCLUDING ESC, IMHO.

Peace!<-AladdinSane--

[Jack]

Glad to see VW jumping on the band wagon after all my 2001 Maxima has ESC.

[George]

What?
The nissan maxima, in the US market, did not have stability control.
ESP requires EBD, which the '01 maxima did not have.

It wasn't even standard on the 2004 model year.

You must be thinking of traction control.