1999 Chrysler LHS
large car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1999 Chrysler LHS 4-door
Rating applies to 1999-2000 models
The Chrysler LHS was redesigned for the 1999 model year and the Chrysler 300M was introduced in the 1999 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. The airbag deployed too late, and the dummy's head hit the steering wheel. Then the dummy's head continued to move forward, pushing the wheel against the instrument panel. During rebound, the dummy moved toward the driver door, and its head hit the B-pillar. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF99020 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 18 |
| Left (cm) | 25 |
| Center (cm) | 31 |
| Right (cm) | 21 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 25 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 10 |
| Right (cm) | 8 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 6 |
| Rearward (cm) | 8 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 11 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF99020 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 739 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 95 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 3.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 21 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.53 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 32 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 5.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.47 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.01 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.6 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 6.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 94 |
| Right | 98 |