Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2000 Dodge Neon 4-door
Rating applies to 2003-05 models
The Dodge and Plymouth Neon were redesigned for the 2000 model year. The Plymouth Neon was dropped after the 2001 model year, and the high-performance Dodge SRT-4 model was added in the 2003 model year. Both the Dodge Neon and SRT-4 were dropped after the 2005 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. As the dummy moved into the airbag, it also moved toward the driver door, which had bowed outward, and its head approached but didn't hit the window sill. There was too much rearward movement of the steering column, and during the impact the steering wheel broke off from the column. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF99007 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 20 |
| Left (cm) | 22 |
| Center (cm) | 27 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 17 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Right (cm) | 12 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 2 |
| Rearward (cm) | 12 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 14 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF99007 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 449 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 17 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.44 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 42 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 12.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 4 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 7 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.19 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.87 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.0 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.3 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 65 |
| Right | 128 |
Side: original test
Tested vehicle: 2005 Dodge Neon SXT 4-door without optional side airbags
Rating applies to 2003-05 models
The Dodge and Plymouth Neon were redesigned for the 2000 model year. Side airbags were made optional beginning with 2001 models. The Plymouth Neon was dropped after the 2001 model year, and the high-performance Dodge SRT-4 model was added in the 2003 model year. Both the Dodge Neon and SRT-4 were dropped after the 2005 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection The dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing high head injury measures. |
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| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection The dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing high head injury measures. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0423 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | 2.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES0423 |
| Head HIC-15 | 2,677 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.4 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.7 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 53 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.2 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 54 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 40 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 7.11 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 1.57 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 4.4 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.4 |
| Combined force (kN) | 7.7 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.7 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 265 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -50 |
Passenger injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES0423 |
| Head HIC-15 | 868 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.0 |
| Compression (kN) | 1.3 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 37 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.0 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 39 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 30 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.81 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.61 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.5 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.4 |
| Combined force (kN) | 1.8 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 5.2 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 416 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -158 |