Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1996-2000 models
Tested vehicle: 1998 Toyota RAV4 4-door 4wd util.
The Toyota RAV4 was introduced in 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 wasn't well controlled. There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel. During rebound, the dummy moved toward the driver door, and its head hit the B-pillar. The dummy's right knee also hit a metal flange under the steering column, which punctured the vinyl "skin" at the knee. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel.
Paint smears indicate where the dummy's knees and shins hit the knee bolster. Steering column movement exposed the metal support that's normally covered by plastic trim.
White paint on the B-pillar indicates where the dummy's head hit, producing moderately high head acceleration.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF98014 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 14 |
| Left (cm) | 26 |
| Center (cm) | 24 |
| Right (cm) | 18 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 29 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 11 |
| Rearward (cm) | 4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 4 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF98014 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 407 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 80 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 26 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.42 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 23 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 4 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.48 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.71 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 88 |
| Right | 106 |