Applies to 1996-2000 models
Overall evaluation |
M
|
Structure and safety cage |
A
|
Injury measures |
Head/neck |
G
|
Chest |
G
|
Leg/foot, left |
P
|
Leg/foot, right |
P
|
Restraints and dummy kinematics |
A
|
Important: Frontal crash test ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight. |
The Dodge Grand Caravan, the Plymouth Grand Voyager, and the Chrysler Town & Country were redesigned for the 1996 model year.
Injury measures
Measures taken from the head, neck, and chest indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on both tibias indicate that injuries to the lower legs would be likely.
Restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. There was too much movement upward of the steering wheel.
Tested vehicle specifications
Tested vehicle |
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan SE |
Weight |
4,045 lbs. |
Side airbags |
none |
Wheelbase |
119 in. |
Length |
200 in. |
Width |
76 in. |
Engine |
3.3 L V6 |
EPA ratings |
18 mpg city / 24 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occcupant 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 |