Volvo XC90 Wins 2008 Pet Safe Vehicle of Choice

Volvo Travel Barrier System

Cargo Compartment Wall Longitudinal XC90
A steel cargo compartment wall enables you to separate the cargo compartment longitudinally, and so have two cargo compartments in one. You can for example separate dirty or fragile cargo from other cargo. This is ideal for combinations such as your pet and luggage or two pets one on each side.

Cargo Compartment Steel Grill XC90 (2nd row)
The steel tubed grille is available in two colors, color matched to suit the rest of the car’s interior trim. Pre-installed fixing points in the car, behind the second row of seats, allow for easy installation. The grille can not be folded up into the roof. It must be removed if it is not going to be used. The safety grille has been collision tested in accordance with the ECE R17-norm, and satisfies Volvo's resistance requirements for approximately 1650 kg.

The XC90 also comes equipped with multiple anchor points for pet tether restraint systems and tie-downs.

"This seems to be a reasonable extension with what we've been doing for years to protect people," said Dan Johnston, spokesman for Volvo. "We've had a campaign for years about buckling children up in cars. Bark Buckle UP's campaign to educate people on properly restraining their pets seems to fit with what we want to do for safety."

Johnston said Volvo has two types of restraints that pet owners can add -- as options -- to its wagons, SUV and C30 coupe: a cage structure that goes in the back of the vehicle and a metal or nylon cargo net that comes down from the roof. "Both are designed to hold objects in the back of the vehicles," Johnston said.

Bark Buckle UP judges give the Volvo XC90 four paws up for the 2008 Pet Safe Vehicle of Choice