Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2013-21 models
Tested vehicle: 2013 Nissan Frontier SV King Cab 4wd
The Nissan Frontier Crew Cab and King Cab were redesigned for the 2005 model year. Beginning with 2013 models, design changes were made to the frontal airbags and seat belts.
Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Nissan. (The vehicle tested by Nissan was designated as a 2012 model but included the airbag and seat belt changes of the 2013 models.) Because the vehicle structure did not change after 2005, structure ratings are based this test as well as two earlier tests of the Frontier, one a 2005 model and the other a 2008 model.
The moderate overlap frontal ratings apply to both the Crew Cab and King Cab models.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0504 | VTF0812 | VTF1216 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |||
| Footrest (cm) | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Left (cm) | 12 | 13 | 20 |
| Center (cm) | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Right (cm) | 12 | 13 | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |||
| Left (cm) | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Right (cm) | 1 | -1 | -2 |
| Steering column movement | |||
| Upward (cm) | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Rearward (cm) | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | VTF1216 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | |||
| HIC-15 | 333 | ||
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact | ||
| Neck | |||
| Tension (kN) | 1.3 | ||
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 19 | ||
| Maximum Nij | 0.27 | ||
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 36 | ||
| Legs | |||
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.5 | ||
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.2 | ||
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 13 | ||
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 7 | ||
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.01 | ||
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.78 | ||
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.0 | ||
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.3 | ||
| Foot acceleration (g) | |||
| Left | 137 | ||
| Right | 163 | ||