Minivans and other types of vans are some of the most unstable cars on roads today. Despite their high rollover risk, minivans do not have proper roof structures or rollbar devices and most do not meet the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration roof safety standards for automobiles.

Most minivans roll over when taking emergency action after steering in one direction and then being forced to rapidly correct in the opposite direction, in instances such as avoiding another vehicle, an animal, or a person. The result often times is a rollover. Rollovers occur because of the absence of a lower center of gravity and a wider track width, which allows most automobiles to skid, spin and recover. But minivans and SUVs cannot safely undergo these maneuvers without rolling over.

Most minivans, conversion vans, carpool vans, church vans school vans,fifteen passenger vans and custom vans have a high center of gravity and are some of the most unstable vehicles on the road today in America. Although there are many rollovers associated with these vans, very few, if any,have any type of rollbar or other roof crush protection device.. And to make matters worse, few vans meet the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration roof safety standards for automobiles [as weak as those standards are].

Everyday in the United States there are hundreds of SUV truck and van rollover accidents. In these rollovers, often the occupants are seriously injured due to roof crush. roof collapse, tire failures, seatback failures & defects, seatbelt injuries,roof pillar failure or collapse, lack of headrests, lack of glazing of windows and even gas tank fires and fuel tank explosions.

The chief hazard occurs when taking emergency action after steering in one direction and then being forced to rapidly correct in the opposite direction, such as a typical avoidance maneuver with a road hazard,another vehicle, a deer, a dog or even a child in the roadway. The result often times is a rollover. Rollovers occur because of the absence of a lower center of gravity and a wider track width, which allows most automobiles to skid, spin and recover. But when taking a common evasive maneuvers that car drivers safety complete every day, rapidly corrective action causes SUV and vans to trip and roll over. When this happens, many police officers cite the driver of the van or SUV for overcorrecting, over-steering, failure to control the vehicle and driver inattention.