1996 Dodge Grand Caravan
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1996-2000 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan SE
The Dodge Grand Caravan, the Plymouth Grand Voyager, and the Chrysler Town & Country were redesigned for the 1996 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 was reasonably well controlled. There was too much movement upward of the steering wheel. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The upper interior of the occupant compartment was maintained reasonably well. However, the instrument panel pushed back against the dummy and the steering wheel moved upward to compromise the driver's survival space.
Vertical movement of the steering wheel rotated the dummy's head and neck sharply to the rear.
Intrusion of vehicle structure into the footwell area contributed to high forces on both lower legs.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96015 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 17 |
| Left (cm) | 28 |
| Center (cm) | 32 |
| Right (cm) | 29 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 30 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 9 |
| Right (cm) | 9 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 12 |
| Rearward (cm) | 4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96015 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 534 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.1 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 28 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.38 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 36 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 7.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 5.9 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 4 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 3 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.92 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.93 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.4 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 142 |
| Right | 157 |