1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1996-98 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4-door 4wd
The Jeep Grand Cherokee was introduced in the 1993 model year. Frontal airbags for both the driver and passenger became standard beginning with the 1996 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 Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. During rebound, the top of the dummy's head hit the roof rail, and the back of its head hit the B-pillar. Also, there was too much upward movement of the steering wheel. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Post-crash damage shot.
Occupant compartment deformation in the offset test was acceptable. However, footwell intrusion contributed to poor injury measures for both right and left legs.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96001 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 20 |
| Left (cm) | 18 |
| Center (cm) | 20 |
| Right (cm) | 26 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 19 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 13 |
| Rearward (cm) | 4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96001 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 553 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 7 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 18 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.35 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 35 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.7 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.26 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.24 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 4.0 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 85 |
| Right | 87 |