2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
small SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2001-06 models built after March 2001
Tested vehicle: 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 4-door 4wd
The Hyundai Santa Fe was introduced in the 2001 model year. All 2001 Santa Fe models manufactured after March 2, 2001 include a modified accelerator pedal intended to reduce right leg injury risk in frontal offset crashes. Beginning with 2002 models manufacturered after March 2002, they were equipped with standard side airbags for drivers' and front passengers' heads and chests (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door).
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a Santa Fe with the modified accelerator pedal in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier. The vehicle was retrofitted with the modified accelerator pedal before the crash test.
A redesigned, larger Santa Fe was introduced in the 2007 model year.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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 well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and head restraint during rebound. Head acceleration from the B-pillar hit was high.
Forces on the lower right leg were high enough to indicate the possibility of injury.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0104 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 8 |
| Left (cm) | 17 |
| Center (cm) | 17 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 7 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 4 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 7 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0104 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 359 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 110 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 35 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.47 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 33 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.6 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 7 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.50 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.89 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 0.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 56 |
| Right | 111 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2002-06 models built after March 2002
Tested vehicle: 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 4-door 4wd with standard front seat-mounted combination head and torso airbags
The Hyundai Santa Fe was introduced in the 2001 model year. Beginning with 2002 Santa Fe models manufactured after March 2002, they were equipped with standard side airbags for drivers' and front passengers' heads and chests (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door).
A redesigned, larger Santa Fe will be introduced in the spring of 2006.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection | |
| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection The dummy's head was hit by the window glass of the rear passenger door. This impact did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate. |
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View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbag and damage to the occupant compartment.
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head was protected from impact with hard structures by the side airbag.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy's head was hit by the rear door window glass.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0304 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | 0.0 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0304 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 243 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.5 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.1 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 49 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.8 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 38 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 33 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 5.51 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.76 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 3.7 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.4 |
| Combined force (kN) | 4.8 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.2 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 50 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 17 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0304 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 208 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.3 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 43 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.7 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 40 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 30 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 5.38 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.82 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.8 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.8 |
| Combined force (kN) | 3.3 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.3 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 101 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -29 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 62 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 60 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 16.9 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 84 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 275 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 1,658 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.