Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1998-2004 models
Tested vehicle: 1998 Toyota Tacoma regular cab 2wd
The Toyota Tacoma was introduced in the 1995 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 |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Post-crash damage shot.
Although the safety cage was maintained reasonably well during the offset test, intrusion at the driver footrest contributed to high forces on the dummy's left leg.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF98003 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 23 |
| Left (cm) | 22 |
| Center (cm) | 15 |
| Right (cm) | 8 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 15 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 3 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 9 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF98003 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 670 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 14 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.36 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 33 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 9 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 5 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.49 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.55 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 9.6 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 443 |
| Right | 92 |