Applies to 2001-07 models
Overall evaluation |
G
|
Structure and safety cage |
G
|
Injury measures |
Head/neck |
A
|
Chest |
G
|
Leg/foot, left |
G
|
Leg/foot, right |
A
|
Restraints and dummy kinematics |
G
|
Important: Frontal crash test ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight. |
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 4-door 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 |
Footwell intrusion |
Footrest (cm) |
6 |
Left (cm) |
7 |
Center (cm) |
8 |
Right (cm) |
8 |
Brake pedal (cm) |
4 |
Instrument panel rearward movement |
Left (cm) |
-1 |
Right (cm) |
1 |
Steering column movement |
Upward (cm) |
5 |
Rearward (cm) |
-2 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) |
0 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID |
CEF0117 |
Head |
HIC-15 |
474 |
Peak gs at hard contact |
83 |
Neck |
Tension (kN) |
1.7 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) |
39 |
Maximum Nij |
0.35 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) |
35 |
Legs |
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) |
Left |
60 |
Right |
83 |