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Rear crash protection technical details for Nissan


Dynamically tested seat/head restraints | Seat/head restraints not dynamically tested because of inadequate geometry

Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Marginal Marginal Poor Poor   AHR: active head restraint

Force rating: H=High  M=Moderate  L=Low


Dynamically tested seat/head restraints: technical details
Make/
model
Model years Seat type Geometry Seat design parameters Neck forces Dynamic rating Overall rating
Rating Backset (mm) Distance below top of head (mm) Pass/
fail
Max T1 acceler-
ation (g)
Head contact time (ms) Force rating Max neck shear force (N) Max neck tension (N)
Nissan Altima 2013 Power cloth seats Good 2 38 Pass 13.1 49 Low 0 266 Good Good
Nissan Altima 2009 - 2012 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 45 39 Fail 10.3 88 Low 112 488 Acceptable Acceptable
Nissan Altima 2007 - 2008 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 48 45 Pass 8.3 75 High 271 570 Marginal Marginal
Nissan Altima 2005 - 2006 (mfg. after Aug 2004) All seats (AHR) Acceptable 85 70 Pass 9.7 64 Moderate 221 660 Acceptable Acceptable
Nissan Cube 2009 - 2013 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 44 28 Pass 11.8 62 Low 3 410 Good Good
Nissan Frontier 2010 - 2013 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 44 48 Pass 12.4 53 Moderate 152 645 Acceptable Acceptable
Nissan Frontier 2005 - 2009 Seats with adjustable lumbar (AHR) Good 65 58 Fail 11.3 73 High 302 1477 Poor Poor
Nissan Frontier 2005 - 2009 Seats without adjustable lumbar (AHR) Acceptable 80 50 Fail 12.8 81 High 195 876 Poor Poor
Nissan Juke 2011 - 2013 Manual cloth seats Good 25 44 Pass 12.1 57 Low 0 419 Good Good
Nissan Leaf 2013 Manual cloth seats Good 18 24 Pass 12.3 53 Low 0 213 Good Good
Nissan Leaf 2011 - 2012 Manual cloth seats Good 35 24 Pass 11.3 49 Low 0 449 Good Good
Nissan Maxima 2009 - 2013 Power leather seats (AHR) Good 32 32 Fail 10.5 81 Moderate 148 766 Marginal Marginal
Nissan Maxima 2007 - 2008 Power leather seats (AHR) Good 25 42 Pass 11.5 55 High 368 1347 Marginal Marginal
Nissan Murano 2009 - 2013 Power seats (AHR) Good 40 42 Pass 9.1 71 Low 16 685 Good Good
Nissan Murano 2006 - 2007 All seats (AHR) Good 58 52 Pass 9.3 66 High 270 743 Marginal Marginal
Nissan Pathfinder 2010 - 2012 Power cloth seats (AHR) Good 63 59 Pass 11.8 58 High 298 914 Marginal Marginal
Nissan Pathfinder 2005 - 2009 All seats (AHR) Good 55 50 Pass 16.0 69 High 294 1460 Marginal Marginal
Nissan Quest 2011 - 2013 Power leather seats Good 55 32 Pass 9.5 73 Low 26 359 Good Good
Nissan Rogue 2008 - 2013 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 32 42 Pass 11.6 63 Low 30 596 Good Good
Nissan Sentra 2010 - 2012 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 52 34 Pass 10.9 59 Moderate 118 562 Acceptable Acceptable
Nissan Sentra 2007 - 2009 All seats (AHR) Good 52 38 Pass 9.6 58 Low 123 495 Good Good
Nissan Titan 2010 - 2013 Power cloth seats (AHR) Acceptable 89 33 Pass 10.3 59 Low 36 499 Good Good
Nissan Titan 2005 - 2009 All seats (AHR) Acceptable 75 38 Pass 9.8 68 Moderate 189 670 Acceptable Acceptable
Nissan Versa hatchback 2007 - 2012 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 60 60 Pass 13.2 65 Low 77 543 Good Good
Nissan Versa sedan 2012 - 2013 Manual cloth seat with adjustable head restraint Good 4 20 Pass 13.7 50 Low 0 362 Good Good
Nissan Versa sedan 2012 - 2013 Manual cloth seat with fixed head restraint Good 12 40 Pass 16.7 48 Low 12 645 Good Good
Nissan Versa sedan 2007 - 2011 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 60 60 Pass 13.2 65 Low 77 543 Good Good
Nissan Xterra 2010 - 2012 Manual cloth seats (AHR) Good 50 51 Pass 11.6 52 High 230 781 Marginal Marginal
Nissan Xterra 2005 - 2009 All seats (AHR) Good 65 50 Fail 12.2 80 High 271 1314 Poor Poor


Seat/head restraints not dynamically tested because of inadequate geometry: technical details
Make/model Model years Seat type Geometry Dynamic rating Overall rating
Rating Backset (mm) Distance below top of head (mm)
Nissan Maxima 2004 - 2006 Cloth seats (AHR) Poor 130 72 n/a Poor
Nissan Maxima 2004 - 2006 Leather seats (AHR) Marginal 98 72 n/a Poor
Nissan Murano 2003 - 2005 All seats (AHR) Marginal 75 82 n/a Poor
Nissan Quest 2005 - 2009 All seats (AHR) Poor 152 70 n/a Poor
Nissan Quest 2004 All seats Marginal 105 68 n/a Poor
Nissan Sentra 2002 - 2006 Base seats Marginal 72 95 n/a Poor

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