1996 Chevrolet Astro
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1996-2005 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Chevrolet Astro LS passenger van
The Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari were introduced in the 1985 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. After moving forward into the airbag, the dummy's head was hit from behind by the seatback as it moved forward because of floor buckling. The dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag as the wheel moved upward and the seat pitched forward. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Collapse of the occupant compartment left little survival space for the driver.
The dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the deflating airbag because of steering wheel movement and buckling of the floor under the driver seat.
The dummy's left knee sustained high forces as it jammed against the knee bolster.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96024 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 27 |
| Left (cm) | 37 |
| Center (cm) | 40 |
| Right (cm) | 29 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 28 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Right (cm) | 12 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 20 |
| Rearward (cm) | 4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 7 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96024 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 152 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 31 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.4 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 8 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.31 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 34 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 8.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.9 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.97 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.58 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.3 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 83 |
| Right | 89 |