Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1998 Toyota RAV4 4-door 4wd util.
Rating applies to 1996-2000 models
The Toyota RAV4 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. There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel. During rebound, the dummy moved toward the driver door, and its head hit the B-pillar. The dummy's right knee also hit a metal flange under the steering column, which punctured the vinyl "skin" at the knee. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF98014 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 14 |
| Left (cm) | 26 |
| Center (cm) | 24 |
| Right (cm) | 18 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 29 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 11 |
| Rearward (cm) | 4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 4 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF98014 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 407 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 80 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 26 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.42 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 23 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 4 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.48 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.71 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 88 |
| Right | 106 |