1997 Toyota Previa
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1994-97 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Toyota Previa DX S/C passenger van
The Toyota Previa was introduced in the 1991 model year. Frontal airbags for both the driver and passenger became standard beginning with the 1994 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. Special stitching on the lap belt tore, lengthening the belt. This allowed the dummy to finish partially reclining with the belt up over its abdomen. The stitching is designed to tear and control occupant movement in some crashes but contributed to poor dummy kinematics in this case. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Post-crash damage shot.
Excessive safety belt slack allowed the dummy to submarine under it during the offset test. The dummy ended up after the impact in a partially reclining position.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96022 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 22 |
| Left (cm) | 25 |
| Center (cm) | 26 |
| Right (cm) | 29 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 27 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 12 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 17 |
| Rearward (cm) | 8 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96022 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 552 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 91 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 3.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 41 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.65 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 43 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.6 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.01 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.22 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 99 |
| Right | 80 |