2003 Dodge Durango
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1998-2003 models
Tested vehicle: 1999 Dodge Durango SLT 4-door 4wd
The Dodge Durango was introduced in the 1998 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. As the dummy moved into the airbag, its torso went under and to the left of the bag. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar. There was far too much upward movement of the steering wheel. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Despite some buckling of the roof rail and door sill, 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 reasonably well.
Very high forces on the dummy's left foot twisted the steel "bone" inside its foot (before impact this "bone" was flat).
Intrusion near the footrest contributed to the likelihood of left leg or foot injury.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF99013 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 23 |
| Left (cm) | 21 |
| Center (cm) | 20 |
| Right (cm) | 20 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 18 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 20 |
| Rearward (cm) | 3 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 6 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF99013 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 412 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 21 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 34 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.44 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 26 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 7.6 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 5 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.88 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.64 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 11.5 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 124 |
| Right | 94 |