2008 Toyota 4Runner

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Head restraints & seats

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2003-09 models

Tested vehicle: 2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4-door 4wd

The Toyota 4Runner was redesigned for the 2003 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

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 well.

Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and head restraint during rebound. Head acceleration from this hit was low.

There was little change in the position of the dummy's feet following the crash test. Injury risk was low.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF0309
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	8
Left (cm)	9
Center (cm)	15
Right (cm)	11
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	1
Rearward (cm)	-2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF0309
Head
HIC-15	216
Peak gs at hard contact	49
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	44
Maximum Nij	0.37
Chest maximum compression (mm)	36
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.2
Femur force - right (kN)	1.4
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.31
Maximum tibia index - right	0.33
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.6
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	61
Right	55

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2008-09 models

Tested vehicle: 2007 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4-door 4wd with optional front and second row head curtain airbags with optional front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Toyota 4Runner was redesigned for the 2003 model year. Beginning with 2006 models, structural modifications were made to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes, and starting with 2008 models, side airbags were made standard.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	CES0721
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-12.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0721
Head HIC-15	102
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	37
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	25
Average deflection (mm)	24
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.54
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.27
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.7
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.7
Combined force (kN)	1.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.2
L-M moment (Nm)	66
A-P moment (Nm)	-23

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0721
Head HIC-15	156
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Compression (kN)	0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	30
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	33
Average deflection (mm)	25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.78
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.41
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.1
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.6
Combined force (kN)	2.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.7
L-M moment (Nm)	68
A-P moment (Nm)	60

About the original side crash test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: All seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	All seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	38
Distance below top of head (mm)	62
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Fail
Max T1 acceleration (g)	12.5
Head contact time (ms)	93
Force rating	3
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	96
Max neck tension (N)	1,335

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.