Applies to 2001-06 models
| Overall evaluation | A |
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| Structure and safety cage | G |
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| Injury measures |
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| Head/neck | A |
| Chest | G |
| Leg/foot, left | M |
| Leg/foot, right | G |
| Restraints and dummy kinematics | A |
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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 2001 model year and discontinued after the 2006 model year.
Injury measures
Measures taken from the neck and chest indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the left knee and left tibia indicate that injuries to the knee and lower leg would be possible. A high head acceleration occurred when the dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag, indicating that injuries to the head would be possible. Head acceleration from the B-pillar hit was low.
Restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar. There was far too much upward movement of the steering wheel.
Tested vehicle specifications
| Tested vehicle | 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Limited 4wd |
| Weight | 4,788 lbs. |
| Side airbags | front seat-mounted torso airbags
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| Wheelbase | 109 in. |
| Length | 189 in. |
| Width | 74 in. |
| Engine | 3.5 L V6 |
| EPA ratings | 13 mpg city / 18 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occcupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF00022 |
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| Footwell intrusion |
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| Footrest (cm) | 7 |
| Left (cm) | 15 |
| Center (cm) | 22 |
| Right (cm) | 20 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 11 |
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| Instrument panel rearward movement |
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| Left (cm) | 1 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement |
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| Upward (cm) | 19 |
| Rearward (cm) | 11 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
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Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF00022 |
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| Head |
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| HIC-15 | 397 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 72 |
| Neck |
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| Tension (kN) | 1.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 24 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.39 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 39 |
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| Legs |
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| Femur
force - left
(kN) | 3.6 |
| Femur
force - right
(kN) | 1.5 |
| Knee
displacement - left
(mm) | 16 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 5 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - left | 0.95 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - right | 0.45 |
| Tibia axial
force - left
(kN) | 1.2 |
| Tibia axial
force - right
(kN) | 3.9 |
| Foot acceleration (g) |
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| Left | 51 |
| Right | 98 |