2003 Buick Rendezvous
midsize SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2002 Buick Rendezvous CXL 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2002-07 models
The Buick Rendezvous was introduced in the 2002 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 Dummy movement wasn't well controlled. There was far too much upward movement of the steering wheel and at the same time the driver's seat pitched forward toward the wheel. During rebound, the dummy's head did not come close to any stiff structure that could cause injury. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0120 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 13 |
| Left (cm) | 19 |
| Center (cm) | 20 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 23 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 17 |
| Rearward (cm) | 0 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 2 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0120 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 228 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 25 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.41 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.41 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.78 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.0 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 105 |
| Right | 60 |