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IIHS FRONTAL OFFSET CRASH TEST RATINGS
Overall
A
Structure / Safety Cage
M
Restraints / Dummy Kinematics
G
Injury Measures
Head / Neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/Foot Left
M
Leg/Foot Right
G
During the crash, intrusion by the tire and wheel into the driver footwell area combined with separation of the footwell from the rocker panel and door sill caused the dummy's left foot to be trapped underneath the brake pedal. The pedal had to be cut off to free the foot. This entrapment resulted in a structure rating downgrade from acceptable to marginal.
Injury Measures:
Measures taken from the head, neck, and chest indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the left tibia indicate that injuries to the lower leg would be possible.
Restraints / Dummy Kinematics:
Movement of the upper part of the dummy was well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury.
IIHS SIDE IMPACT CRASH TEST RATINGS
Overall
P
Structure / Safety Cage
P
Head Protection
Driver
M
Passenger
M
Driver Injury Measures
Head / Neck
G
Torso
P
Pelvis / Leg
P
Passenger Injury Measures
Head / Neck
G
Torso
A
Pelvis / Leg
G
Driver Injury Measures:
Measures taken from the dummy indicate that rib fractures and/or internal organ injuries plus a fracture of the pelvis would be likely in a crash of this severity. In addition, loading to the shoulder was excessive.
Driver Head Protection:
The side curtain airbag adequately covered the window opening near the dummy's head during deployment, but the head then moved outward and downward into near proximity with the intruding barrier. Although the barrier did not hit the dummy's head in this test, this near miss indicates that only slightly different crash circumstances could produce a direct hit to a person's head.
Passenger Injury Measures:
Measures taken from the dummy indicate that rib fractures would be possible in a crash of this severity. The risk of significant injuries to other body regions is low.
Passenger Head Protection:
The side curtain airbag did not deploy properly, and the dummy's head was hit by the window frame of the rear passenger door and the pillar behind the door. This impact did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate.