1997 Nissan Quest
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1996-98 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Nissan Quest XE passenger van
The Nissan Quest and the Mercury Villager were 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 wasn't well controlled. The dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag as the seat tilted forward. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Post-crash damage shot.
Intrusion in the driver footwell area during the offset test contributed to poor injury measures for both legs/feet.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96020 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 16 |
| Left (cm) | 27 |
| Center (cm) | 32 |
| Right (cm) | 24 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 32 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Right (cm) | 9 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 9 |
| Rearward (cm) | 8 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 11 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96020 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 251 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 74 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 14 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.50 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 38 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.3 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 4 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.92 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.45 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.4 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.1 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 154 |
| Right | no data |