Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1999 Nissan Quest GXE passenger van
Rating applies to 1999-2002 models
The Nissan Quest and the Mercury Villager were re-engineered for the 1999 model year to include a fourth door and increase the size of the cargo area.
| 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 rearward and upward movement of the steering wheel, which contributed to the dummy's head bottoming out the airbag and hitting the steering wheel. During rebound, the dummy moved toward the driver door, and its head hit the window sill. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF98023 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 31 |
| Left (cm) | 40 |
| Center (cm) | 40 |
| Right (cm) | 32 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 36 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 19 |
| Right (cm) | 14 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 22 |
| Rearward (cm) | 15 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 19 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF98023 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 442 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 73 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.5 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 27 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.35 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 39 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.9 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.63 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.89 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 4.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 5.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 116 |
| Right | 123 |