2003 Mitsubishi Montero
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2001-06 models
Tested vehicle: 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Ltd. 4-door 4wd
The Mitsubishi Montero was redesigned for the 2001 model year and discontinued after the 2006 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. 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.
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.
The steering wheel moved upward far too much, which contributed to the dummy's head bottoming out the airbag and hitting the steering wheel.
Red and white paint on the instrument panel and knee bolster shows where the dummy's left knee and shin hit, producing high enough forces to indicate the possibility of injuries in a real crash.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF00022 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 7 |
| Left (cm) | 15 |
| Center (cm) | 22 |
| Right (cm) | 20 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 11 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 1 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 19 |
| Rearward (cm) | -11 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF00022 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 397 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 72 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 24 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.39 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 39 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.6 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 16 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 5 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.95 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.45 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.9 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 51 |
| Right | 98 |