2001 Hyundai Santa Fe
small SUV / 4-door SUV
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2001-06 models built after March 2001
The Hyundai Santa Fe was introduced in the 2001 model year. All 2001 Santa Fe models manufactured after March 2, 2001 include a modified accelerator pedal intended to reduce right leg injury risk in frontal offset crashes. Beginning with 2002 models manufacturered after March 2002, they were equipped with standard side airbags for drivers' and front passengers' heads and chests (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door).
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a Santa Fe with the modified accelerator pedal in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier. The vehicle was retrofitted with the modified accelerator pedal before the crash test.
A redesigned, larger Santa Fe was introduced in the 2007 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 | CEF0104 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 8 |
| Left (cm) | 17 |
| Center (cm) | 17 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 7 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 4 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 7 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0104 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 359 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 110 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 35 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.47 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 33 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.6 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 7 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.50 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.89 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 0.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 56 |
| Right | 111 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
Technical measurements for this test
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 62 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 60 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 16.9 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 84 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 275 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 1,658 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.