Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1995 Chrysler Cirrus LX 4-door
Rating applies to 1996-2000 models
The Chrysler Cirrus and the Dodge Stratus were introduced in the 1995 model year and the Plymouth Breeze was introduced in the 1996 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. The dummy moved forward and rotated around the left side of the airbag. During rebound, the back left side of the dummy's head came very close to hitting 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 | CF95015 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 34 |
| Left (cm) | 39 |
| Center (cm) | 39 |
| Right (cm) | 35 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 36 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 21 |
| Right (cm) | 20 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 6 |
| Rearward (cm) | 16 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 25 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF95015 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 340 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.0 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 37 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.41 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 30 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 8.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.7 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 4 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 2.17 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.26 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 4.3 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 5.4 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 92 |
| Right | 81 |