Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2003-09 models
Tested vehicle: 2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4-door 4wd
The Toyota 4Runner was redesigned for the 2003 model year.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Leg/foot, left | |
Leg/foot, right | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test
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The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.
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Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and head restraint during rebound. Head acceleration from this hit was low.
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There was little change in the position of the dummy's feet following the crash test. Injury risk was low.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CEF0309 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 8 |
Left (cm) | 9 |
Center (cm) | 15 |
Right (cm) | 11 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 3 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 1 |
Right (cm) | 1 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | 1 |
Rearward (cm) | -2 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CEF0309 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 216 |
Peak gs at hard contact | 49 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 44 |
Maximum Nij | 0.37 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 36 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 0.2 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 1.4 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.31 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.33 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.6 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.9 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 61 |
Right | 55 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
Overall evaluation | |
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Dynamic rating | |
Seat/head restraint geometry |
Seat type | All seats |
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Geometry | |
Backset (mm) | 38 |
Distance below top of head (mm) | 62 |
Seat design parameters | |
Pass/fail | Fail |
Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.5 |
Head contact time (ms) | 93 |
Force rating | 3 |
Neck forces | |
Max neck shear force (N) | 96 |
Max neck tension (N) | 1,335 |
How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.