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This paper examines the crash involvement and occupant safety record of sport utility vehicles (SUV’s) in comparison with those of cars, vans, and pickups. The investigation is based on the crash experience of the cited vehicles on the US roads, from 1988 to 1996, as compiled in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) records. In comparison with passenger car occupants, SUV occupants are exposed to significantly lower crash severities in planar crashes and they are younger. SUV occupants are underrepresented in crashes with other vehicles, but they are more frequently exposed to rollovers (8.7% vs. 33%). The overall belt use rate in SUV’s is about the same as for passenger cars. The overall belt use rate in rollover crashes is much lower than in planar crashes -51% for rollover vs. 62% for planar.