2004 Buick Rendezvous
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2002-07 models
Tested vehicle: 2002 Buick Rendezvous CXL 4-door 4wd
The Buick Rendezvous was introduced in the 2002 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. There was far too much upward movement of the steering wheel and at the same time the driver's seat pitched forward toward the wheel. During rebound, the dummy's head did not come close to any stiff structure that could cause injury. |
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's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
The steering wheel moved upward far too much during the crash and the seat pitched forward.
Smeared greasepaint indicates that the dummy's head hit only the head restraint during rebound from the airbag.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0120 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 13 |
| Left (cm) | 19 |
| Center (cm) | 20 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 23 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 17 |
| Rearward (cm) | 0 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0120 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 228 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 25 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.41 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.41 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.78 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.0 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 105 |
| Right | 60 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 85 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 75 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 13.6 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 113 |
| Force rating | 2 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 198 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 670 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.