2002 Chrysler 300M

large car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Moderate overlap front: original test

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • Superior
  • Advanced
  • Basic

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Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2001-04 models

Tested vehicle: 2001 Chrysler LHS 4-door

The Chrysler LHS was redesigned for the 1999 model year, and the Chrysler 300M was introduced the same year. Both were modified beginning with 2001 models to change airbag deployment characteristics. The LHS was renamed the Concorde Limited beginning with 2002 models.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.

Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit only the head restraint, as indicated by smeared greasepaint.

Footwell intrusion contributed to the possibility of injuries to both legs.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CF00030
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 15
Left (cm) 21
Center (cm) 28
Right (cm) 17
Brake pedal (cm) 21
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 8
Right (cm) 7
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 6
Rearward (cm) 6
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 8

Driver injury measures

Test ID CF00030
Head
HIC-15 332
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 2.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 20
Maximum Nij 0.39
Chest maximum compression (mm) 22
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 6.2
Femur force - right (kN) 2.4
Knee displacement - left (mm) 3
Knee displacement - right (mm) 6
Maximum tibia index - left 1.14
Maximum tibia index - right 0.82
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 4.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 71
Right 81

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted