Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2002-04 models built before January 2004
Tested vehicle: 2002 Volvo S40 4-door
The Volvo S40 was introduced in the 2000 model year and structurally modified beginning with 2002 models to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes.
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 Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head tilted outward, brushed the A-pillar, and continued partway out the open side window. |
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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 the driver's survival space was maintained well.
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Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head brushed the A-pillar as it began to rebound from the airbag. Head acceleration from this hit was negligible.
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Forces on the lower right leg were high enough to indicate the possibility of injuries.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CEF0124 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 8 |
Left (cm) | 17 |
Center (cm) | 19 |
Right (cm) | 15 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 3 |
Right (cm) | 2 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | -6 |
Rearward (cm) | 3 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 4 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CEF0124 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 297 |
Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 2.2 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
Maximum Nij | 0.45 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 41 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 3.7 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 3.9 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 6 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.44 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.89 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 0.9 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 76 |
Right | 110 |