2009 Nissan Altima

Tested vehicle: 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4-door
Rating applies to 2007-12 models

The Nissan Altima was redesigned for the 2007 model year. Two moderate overlap frontal tests of the Altima were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by Nissan. Ratings are based on both tests.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0616	CEF0703
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	5	4
Left (cm)	8	7
Center (cm)	7	4
Right (cm)	14	7
Brake pedal (cm)	7	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1	2
Right (cm)	1	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	1	-4
Rearward (cm)	3	1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0	0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0616	CEF0703
Head
HIC-15	205	160
Peak gs at hard contact	27	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0	0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)	10	27
Maximum Nij	0.27	0.29
Chest maximum compression (mm)	29	29
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.3	0.4
Femur force - right (kN)	1.0	1.9
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.28	0.40
Maximum tibia index - right	0.40	0.30
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.0	2.2
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.6	1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	47	58
Right	44	53

About the original moderate overlap front test

Tested vehicle: 2008 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2007-09 models

The Nissan Altima was redesigned for the 2007 model year.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	CES0808
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-10.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0808
Head HIC-15	286
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Compression (kN)	0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	40
Lateral force (kN)	1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	41
Average deflection (mm)	36
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.19
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.76
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.6
Combined force (kN)	4.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.9
L-M moment (Nm)	231
A-P moment (Nm)	26

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0808
Head HIC-15	341
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	10
Lateral force (kN)	0.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	47
Average deflection (mm)	30
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.20
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.64
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.8
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.0
Combined force (kN)	2.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.8
L-M moment (Nm)	125
A-P moment (Nm)	34

About the original side crash test

Tested vehicle: 2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4-door
Rating applies to 2007-12 models

Seat type: Manual cloth seats AHR

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm)	45
Distance below top of head (mm)	39
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Fail
Max T1 acceleration (g)	10.3
Head contact time (ms)	88
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	112
Max neck tension (N)	488

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.