1999 Subaru Forester
small SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1999-2002 models
Tested vehicle: 1999 Subaru Forester L 4-door 4wd
The Subaru Forester was introduced in the 1998 model year and structurally modified for the 1999 model year to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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 that the driver space was maintained reasonably well.
Pink, white, and blue paint above the dummy's head shows where it hit the roof rail after rebounding from the airbag.
Green paint shows where the dummy's knee hit the bolster and recorded possible knee injury.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF98018 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 14 |
| Left (cm) | 17 |
| Center (cm) | 21 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 23 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Right (cm) | 5 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 3 |
| Rearward (cm) | 5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 9 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF98018 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 201 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 9 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 19 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.40 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 46 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 7 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 12 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.48 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.62 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.3 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 81 |
| Right | 54 |