Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara JLX 4-door
Rating applies to 1999-2004 models
The Suzuki Grand Vitara and Suzuki Vitara were introduced in the 1999 model year, and the Chevrolet Tracker was redesigned the same 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 was reasonably well controlled. The driver door bowed outward and, during rebound from the airbag, the dummy moved up and toward the driver door, hitting the roof rail in front of the B-pillar. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF98020 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 13 |
| Left (cm) | 15 |
| Center (cm) | 12 |
| Right (cm) | 7 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 12 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 0 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 12 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF98020 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 658 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 56 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.4 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 38 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.66 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 41 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 8 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 7 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.41 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.45 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.3 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 112 |
| Right | 62 |
Side: original test
Tested vehicle: 2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara 4-door 4wd without side airbags (not available)
Rating applies to 1999-2004 models
The Suzuki Grand Vitara and Suzuki Vitara were introduced in the 1999 model year, and the Chevrolet Tracker was redesigned the same year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection The dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing high head injury measures. |
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| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection The dummy's head was hit by the pillar behind the rear passenger door. This pillar is required by federal standard to provide some protection for occupants' heads. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0305 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | 3.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES0305 |
| Head HIC-15 | 958 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.5 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.1 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 64 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.1 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 45 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 38 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 5.31 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.85 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 3.6 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.6 |
| Combined force (kN) | 6.0 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.5 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 94 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -52 |
Passenger injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES0305 |
| Head HIC-15 | 550 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.7 |
| Compression (kN) | 1.3 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 49 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.8 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 38 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 31 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 5.42 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.79 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.1 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.4 |
| Combined force (kN) | 2.3 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.4 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 59 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -59 |