Applies to 2011-18 models
Overall evaluation |
G
|
Structure and safety cage |
A
|
Driver injury measures |
Head/neck |
G
|
Torso |
G
|
Pelvis/leg |
G
|
Head protection |
G
|
Rear passenger injury measures |
Head/neck |
G
|
Torso |
G
|
Pelvis/leg |
G
|
Head protection |
G
|
Side crash test ratings can be compared across vehicle categories. |
The Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country were redesigned for the 2008 model year, and the Volkswagen Routan was introduced in the 2009 model year. Beginning with the 2011 models, side airbags designed to protect drivers' and front passengers' torsos were added to the side curtain airbags that were already standard on 2008-10 models. The Routan was discontinued after the 2012 model year and the Town and Country after the 2016 model year.
Two tests of the vans were conducted, one by the Institute in 2008 and the other by Chrysler in 2012 as part of side crash test verification. The vehicles are rated separately, except that structure ratings for the vehicles are based on both tests, as are the rear passenger injury and head protection ratings.
Injury measures
Driver — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.
Passenger — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.
Head protection
Driver — The dummy’s head was protected from being hit by any hard structures, including the intruding barrier, by a side curtain airbag that deployed from the roof.
Passenger — The dummy’s head was protected from being hit by any hard structures, including the intruding barrier, by a side curtain airbag that deployed from the roof.
Tested vehicle specifications
Tested vehicle |
2012 Chrysler Town & Country Touring |
Weight |
4,519 lbs. |
Side airbags |
standard head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags |
Wheelbase |
121 in. |
Length |
203 in. |
Width |
79 in. |
Engine |
3.6 L V6 |
EPA ratings |
17 mpg city / 25 mpg highway |
How this test is conducted
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID |
CES0813 |
VTS1113 |
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. |
-8.0 |
-10.5 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID |
VTS1113 |
Head HIC-15 |
246 |
Neck |
Tension (kN) |
1.6 |
Compression (kN) |
0.2 |
Shoulder |
Lateral deflection (mm) |
16 |
Lateral force (kN) |
0.8 |
Torso |
Maximum deflection (mm) |
30 |
Average deflection (mm) |
29 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) |
2.89 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) |
0.39 |
Pelvis |
Iliac force (kN) |
2.6 |
Acetabulum force (kN) |
1.9 |
Combined force (kN) |
4.4 |
Left femur |
L-M force (kN) |
1.1 |
L-M moment (Nm) |
28 |
A-P moment (Nm) |
133 |
Passenger injury measures
Test ID |
CES0813 |
VTS1113 |
Head HIC-15 |
84 |
124 |
Neck |
Tension (kN) |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Compression (kN) |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Shoulder |
Lateral deflection (mm) |
28 |
32 |
Lateral force (kN) |
1.2 |
1.3 |
Torso |
Maximum deflection (mm) |
37 |
40 |
Average deflection (mm) |
23 |
26 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) |
5.14 |
4.23 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) |
0.89 |
0.80 |
Pelvis |
Iliac force (kN) |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Acetabulum force (kN) |
3.4 |
2.7 |
Combined force (kN) |
3.5 |
2.7 |
Left femur |
L-M force (kN) |
1.1 |
0.5 |
L-M moment (Nm) |
131 |
54 |
A-P moment (Nm) |
-45 |
163 |