2002 Volvo S40
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2002 Volvo S40 4-door
Rating applies to 2002-04 models built before January 2004
The Volvo S40 was introduced in the 2000 model year and structurally modified beginning with 2002 models to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes.
| 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. During rebound, the dummy's head tilted outward, brushed the A-pillar, and continued partway out the open side window. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0124 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 8 |
| Left (cm) | 17 |
| Center (cm) | 19 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 3 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -6 |
| Rearward (cm) | 3 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 4 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0124 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 297 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.45 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 41 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.7 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.9 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 6 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.44 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.89 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 0.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 76 |
| Right | 110 |