1996 Mitsubishi Montero
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1996-2000 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Mitsubishi Montero LS 4-door 4wd
The Mitsubishi Montero was redesigned for the 1992 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 wasn't well controlled. There was far too much 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's head hit the roof side rail. |
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 the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
There was too much upward movement of the steering column, which contributed to the dummy's head hitting the steering wheel through the airbag.
Smeared pink greasepaint shows where the dummy's head contacted the roof rail during rebound.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96014 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 18 |
| Left (cm) | 27 |
| Center (cm) | 26 |
| Right (cm) | 20 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 27 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 5 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 20 |
| Rearward (cm) | 1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 6 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96014 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 508 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 84 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 40 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.54 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 39 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.3 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 4 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 3 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.75 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.59 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 74 |
| Right | 95 |