Applies to 1996-2000 models
| Overall evaluation | A |
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| Structure and safety cage | A |
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| Injury measures |
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| Head/neck | A |
| Chest | G |
| Leg/foot, left | G |
| Leg/foot, right | G |
| Restraints and dummy kinematics | M |
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| Important: Frontal crash test ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.
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The Mitsubishi Montero was redesigned for the 1992 model year. Frontal airbags for both the driver and passenger became standard beginning with the 1996 model year.
Injury measures
Measures taken from the chest and legs indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. A high head acceleration occurred when the dummy hit the steering wheel rim through the airbag indicating that injuries to the head would be possible. Forces on the neck indicate that injuries to the neck would be possible. Head acceleration from the roof rail hit was low.
Restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement wasn't well controlled. There was far too much upward movement of the steering wheel, which contributed to the dummy's head bottoming out the airbag and hitting the steering wheel. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the roof side rail.
Tested vehicle specifications
| Tested vehicle | 1996 Mitsubishi Montero LS 4wd |
| Weight | 4,400 lbs. |
| Side airbags | none |
| Wheelbase | 107 in. |
| Length | 185 in. |
| Width | 67 in. |
| Engine | 3.0 L V6 |
| EPA ratings | 15 mpg city / 18 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occcupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96014 |
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| Footwell intrusion |
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| Footrest (cm) | 18 |
| Left (cm) | 27 |
| Center (cm) | 26 |
| Right (cm) | 20 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 27 |
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| Instrument panel rearward movement |
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| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 5 |
| Steering column movement |
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| Upward (cm) | 20 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 6 |
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Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96014 |
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| Head |
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| HIC-15 | 508 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 84 |
| Neck |
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| Tension (kN) | 1.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 40 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.54 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 39 |
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| Legs |
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| Femur
force - left
(kN) | 3.1 |
| Femur
force - right
(kN) | 2.3 |
| Knee
displacement - left
(mm) | 4 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 3 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - left | 0.75 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - right | 0.59 |
| Tibia axial
force - left
(kN) | 1.9 |
| Tibia axial
force - right
(kN) | 1.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) |
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| Left | 74 |
| Right | 95 |