2003 Volvo S40
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2002-04 models built before January 2004
Tested vehicle: 2002 Volvo S40 4-door
The Volvo S40 was introduced in the 2000 model year and structurally modified beginning with 2002 models to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes.
| 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. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates the driver's survival space was maintained well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head brushed the A-pillar as it began to rebound from the airbag. Head acceleration from this hit was negligible.
Forces on the lower right leg were high enough to indicate the possibility of injuries.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| 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
| 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 |