Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1999-2002 models
Tested vehicle: 1999 Nissan Quest GXE passenger van
The Nissan Quest and the Mercury Villager were re-engineered for the 1999 model year to include a fourth door and increase the size of the cargo area.
| 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 far too much rearward and upward movement of the steering wheel, which contributed to the dummy's head bottoming out the airbag and hitting the steering wheel. During rebound, the dummy moved toward the driver door, and its head hit 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 major intrusion into the driver's survival space.
The dummy's head hit the window sill during rebound from the airbag.
Extensive intrusion into the driver footwell contributed to high forces on the dummy's left leg.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF98023 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 31 |
| Left (cm) | 40 |
| Center (cm) | 40 |
| Right (cm) | 32 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 36 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 19 |
| Right (cm) | 14 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 22 |
| Rearward (cm) | 15 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 19 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF98023 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 442 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 73 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.5 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 27 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.35 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 39 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.9 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.63 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.89 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 4.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 5.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 116 |
| Right | 123 |