2003 Dodge Intrepid
large car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2000-04 models
Tested vehicle: 2000 Dodge Intrepid 4-door
The Dodge Intrepid and the Chrysler Concorde LX/LXi were redesigned for the 1998 model year and modified beginning with 2000 models to change airbag deployment characteristics.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Dummy movement wasn't well controlled. There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel, which contributed to the dummy's head hitting the steering wheel through the airbag. During rebound, the dummy moved toward the driver door, and its head approached the window sill. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
The steering wheel moved upward too much.
Moderate footwell intrusion contributed to the possibility of injuries to both lower legs.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF99018 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 13 |
| Left (cm) | 21 |
| Center (cm) | 27 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 20 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 7 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 12 |
| Rearward (cm) | 0 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 8 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF99018 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 303 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 59 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.3 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 19 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.36 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 24 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.7 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 5.5 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.19 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.14 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 5.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 69 |
| Right | 110 |