1999 BMW 5 series
large luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1997 BMW 540i 4-door
Rating applies to 1997-2003 models
The BMW 5 series was redesigned for the 1997 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96029 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 9 |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Center (cm) | 10 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 8 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 4 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 8 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96029 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 299 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.4 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 17 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.28 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 37 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.2 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.72 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.26 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.2 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 100 |
| Right | 58 |