2003 Isuzu Rodeo
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2002-04 models
Tested vehicle: 2002 Isuzu Rodeo LS 4-door 4wd
The Isuzu Rodeo and the Honda Passport were redesigned for the 1998 model year and structurally modified beginning with 2000 models to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes. Beginning with 2002 models, airbag modifications were made to further improve occupant protection.
| 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 was reasonably well controlled. The driver's seat tipped toward the door. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the roof rail and grab handle. |
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, despite some buckling of the A-pillar.
Forces on the head when the dummy moved into the airbag were moderately high, indicating the possibility of head injuries.
Forces on the right lower leg and both feet were high enough to indicate the possibility of injury.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0121 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 16 |
| Left (cm) | 14 |
| Center (cm) | 11 |
| Right (cm) | 11 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 16 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 9 |
| Rearward (cm) | -5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0121 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 749 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 16 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.4 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 23 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.46 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 31 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 5.6 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 6 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 12 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.70 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.15 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 5.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 175 |
| Right | 173 |