2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1999-2004 models
Tested vehicle: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4-door 4wd
The Jeep Grand Cherokee was redesigned for the 1999 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 wasn't well controlled. As the dummy moved into the airbag, it moved toward the driver door. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar. There was far too much upward movement of the steering wheel. |
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 -- plus the footwell intrusion -- indicate the driver's survival space wasn't maintained well.
The steering wheel moved upward far too much. Another problem is that the head restraints aren't high enough to protect most people in rear-end impacts.
The vehicle's wheel was driven back into the footwell, contributing to the possibility of leg injuries.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF99009 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 29 |
| Left (cm) | 28 |
| Center (cm) | 26 |
| Right (cm) | 28 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 29 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 14 |
| Right (cm) | 11 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 19 |
| Rearward (cm) | 2 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 6 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF99009 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 351 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 40 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 20 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.41 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 28 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 6.7 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.06 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.96 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 105 |
| Right | 105 |