Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1996 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 1996-2001 models
The Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Jimmy were redesigned for the 1995 model year, the Oldsmobile Bravada was redesigned for 1996, and the GMC Envoy was introduced in 1998.
| 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, its torso rolled off the bag toward the driver door. Its head hit the window sill, denting it, then hit the B-pillar. Also, there was too much upward movement of the steering column. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96002 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 33 |
| Left (cm) | 30 |
| Center (cm) | 33 |
| Right (cm) | 32 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 25 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 20 |
| Right (cm) | 18 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 11 |
| Rearward (cm) | 9 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 18 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96002 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 826 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 95 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.3 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 55 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.54 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 44 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.7 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 0.6 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.43 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.76 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.5 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 85 |
| Right | 168 |