Applies to 2001-07 models
| Overall evaluation | G |
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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 | G |
| Leg/foot, right | A |
| Restraints and dummy kinematics | G |
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| Important: Frontal crash test ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.
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The Toyota Highlander was introduced in the 2001 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. 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. Forces on the right tibia indicate that injuries to the lower leg would be possible.
Restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the head restraint and then moved forward and grazed the grab handle above the driver door.
Tested vehicle specifications
| Tested vehicle | 2001 Toyota Highlander 4wd |
| Weight | 3,880 lbs. |
| Side airbags | none |
| Wheelbase | 107 in. |
| Length | 184 in. |
| Width | 72 in. |
| Engine | 3.0 L V6 |
| EPA ratings | 18 mpg city / 22 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occcupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0117 |
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| Footwell intrusion |
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| Footrest (cm) | 6 |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Center (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 8 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 4 |
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| Instrument panel rearward movement |
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| Left (cm) | -1 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement |
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| Upward (cm) | 5 |
| Rearward (cm) | 2 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
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Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0117 |
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| Head |
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| HIC-15 | 474 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 83 |
| Neck |
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| Tension (kN) | 1.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 39 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.35 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 35 |
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| Legs |
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| Femur
force - left
(kN) | 2.3 |
| Femur
force - right
(kN) | 2.3 |
| Knee
displacement - left
(mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - left | 0.34 |
| Maximum
tibia
index - right | 0.97 |
| Tibia axial
force - left
(kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial
force - right
(kN) | 2.2 |
| Foot acceleration (g) |
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| Left | 60 |
| Right | 83 |