ATV Active Safety Showdown BCM Body Control Module and TPMS Tire Pressure Monitoring Compared
When most buyers shop for an all-terrain vehicle, safety features rank somewhere below horsepower and suspension travel on the priority list. This is a mistake. The forces acting on an ATV during off-road operation — lateral G-loads on side slopes, pitch angles on steep descents, impact forces through the chassis — push the vehicle and its occupants to limits that would trigger every warning light on a passenger car. Yet the ATV industry has been slow to adopt the electronic safety systems that transformed automotive safety. SWM is one of the few manufacturers changing that equation, and two systems in particular deserve scrutiny: the Body Control Module and the Tire Pressure Monitoring System. Let us begin with a direct comparison. The Polaris Sportsman 1000 offers electronic power steering and engine…
