2004 Toyota Sienna
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2004-10 models
Tested vehicle: 2004 Toyota Sienna LE
The Toyota Sienna was redesigned for the 2004 model year.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the Sienna in two 40 mph moderate overlap frontal crash tests into deformable barriers. Two tests were conducted because a major fuel leak occurred in the first test. Toyota identified a defect in the manufacturing process of the plastic fuel tank and recalled the affected models. A second test was conducted to assess the effect of the manufacturing fix. For this test, Toyota retrofitted a redesigned fuel tank into the van. Due to the similarity of results (except for the fuel leak), the evaluation of the Sienna is based on both tests.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Action shot taken during the second of two frontal offset crash tests.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after both crash tests indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well (second test shown).<strong> </strong>.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and head restraint during rebound in the second test. The head rebounded similarly in the first test. Head accelerations from these hits were low in both tests.
Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and forces on the legs and feet were low in both tests (second test shown).
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0310 | CEF0314 |
|---|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | ||
| Footrest (cm) | 10 | 9 |
| Left (cm) | 15 | 13 |
| Center (cm) | 11 | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 12 | 9 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 4 | 2 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | ||
| Left (cm) | 4 | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 5 | 4 |
| Steering column movement | ||
| Upward (cm) | -6 | -2 |
| Rearward (cm) | 5 | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0310 | CEF0314 |
|---|---|---|
| Head | ||
| HIC-15 | 127 | 148 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 8 | 8 |
| Neck | ||
| Tension (kN) | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 24 | 19 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.33 | 0.27 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 27 | 29 |
| Legs | ||
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.55 | 0.34 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.57 | 0.46 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | ||
| Left | 81 | 71 |
| Right | 62 | 53 |