In some SUV fatalities involving truck-based construction, lawsuits against the automakers "were settled quietly and confidentially, without any public scrutiny of the results—or the underlying problems with SUV design", thus hiding the danger of vehicles such as the Ford Bronco and Explorer compared to regular passenger cars.
Di beberapa kematian SUV melibatkan konstruksi berbasis-truk, gugatan hukum terhadap pembuat mobil "telah diselesaikan secara diam-diam dan rahasia, tanpa pengawasan umum dari hasilnya-atau masalah yang mendasarinya dengan desain SUV", hingga memyembunyikan bahaya kendaraan seperti Ford Bronco dan Explorer dibandingkan dengan mobil berpenumpang reguler.