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Results Of Compliance Sled Tests On 2001 Model Year Vehicles

RESULTS OF COMPLIANCE SLED TESTS ON 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES
50th Percentile Male Dummies Without Fastened Seat Belt

MODEL HIC (36)
1000 max.
CHEST G
(60G max.)
CHEST COMPRESSION
(3" max.)
LEFT FEMUR
(2250 lb max.)
RIGHT
FEMUR
(2250 lb max.)
Drv Pas Drv Pas Drv Pas Drv Pas Drv Pas
Mazda 626 142 84 29 33 0.9 0.2 1608 1082 735 1025
Mitsubishi Galant ND 199 37 36 0.8 0.3 1363 765 1405 1356
Hyundai Elantra 179 134 40 40 1.4 0.4 1273 1290 1059 979
Suzuki Grand Vitara 99 104 42 32 1.7 0.2 960 1341 1355 978
Subaru Legacy 232 257 38 36 1.1 0.9 984 1437 1132 1546
Isuzu Rodeo 131 102 31 23 1 0.7 697 770 831 996
Honda Civic 171 174 40 35 1.7 0.4 1169 1119 960 1048
Volvo S60 95 111 31 34 1.7 0.4 862 919 945 871
Land Rover Discovery 99 263 34 34 1.3 0.5 1075 1118 1290 1218
Ford Windstar ND 438 ND 41 ND 0.6 NA 837 ND 1232
Chevrolet Tahoe 188 235 39 32 1.4 0.2 1273 988 1693 1360
Daewoo Leganza 323 206 41 39 1.3 1 1361 987 1668 1389
Mercedes C240 112 95 28 28 0.7 0.5 1302 1150 1311 1213
Kia Sportage ND 330 40 45 2.3 0.5 799 1267 915 1710
BMW 325i 180 169 38 38 1.4 0.3 905 985 1197 1008
Saab 9-5 372 169 38 38 1.2 0.6 1173 1670 1349 1096
Chevrolet Cavalier 263 183 36 37 1.1 0.3 1002 1093 1001 932
Dodge Neon 186 203 33 47 0.7 0.8 1433 1093 1110 1305
Nissan Altima 295 303 41 45 1.3 0.4 833 972 806 1152
Ford Taurus 242 262 40 39 1.5 0.2 508 864 398 854
ND = No Data


MODEL NECK FLEXION
(190 Nm max.)
NECK EXTENSION
(57 Nm max.)
NECK TENSION
(3300 N max.)
NECK COMPRESSION
(4000 N max.)
NECK SHEAR
(3100 N max.)
Drv Pas Drv Pas Drv Pas Drv Pas Drv Pas
Mazda 626 38 20 7 21 619 864 1948 575 656 783
Mitsubishi Galant ND 32 ND 11 ND 552 ND 777 ND 1005
Hyundai Elantra 34 58 8 22 1062 589 137 1197 719 1211
Suzuki Grand Vitara 28 29 21 17 1095 681 168 439 392 739
Subaru Legacy 32 54 10 26 1232 1261 1975 439 932 858
Isuzu Rodeo 49 77 6 9 507 437 1428 397 834 852
Honda Civic 30 52 12 36 1009 1063 103 1723 594 1211
Volvo S60 56 64 6 20 442 515 141 712 720 1405
Land Rover Discovery 41 54 5 18 ND 504 118 558 713 1203
Ford Windstar ND 32 ND 13 ND 1491 NA 2066 ND 1363
Chevrolet Tahoe 33 43 8 42 1166 2650 130 159 664 915
Daewoo Leganza 62 86 6 10 784 1015 2684 54 1135 1228
Mercedes C240 45 67 9 10 ND 278 126 452 761 843
Kia Sportage 17 66 16 10 828 1168 156 1430 584 1347
BMW 325i 88 106 21 28 511 459 1334 1223 1241 1443
Saab 9-5 73 87 5 14 702 560 2313 723 1347 1563
Chevrolet Cavalier 67 27 27 17 196 980 1078 1618 1616 1065
Dodge Neon 64 40 11 5 739 866 890 764 1251 1087
Nissan Altima 69 77 5 29 348 669 3289 2162 1161 1424
Ford Taurus 46 100 26 22 847 623 1177 582 758 850


MODEL REPORT HS
NUMBER
VEHICLE NHTSA
NO.
TEST DATE
Mazda 626 635345 C15400 11/29/00
Mitsubishi Galant 635416 C15600 12/04/00
Hyundai Elantra 635346 C10501 12/08/01
Suzuki Grand Vitara 635357 C10503 01/16/01
Subaru Legacy 635358 C15500 01/19/01
Isuzu Rodeo 635417 C15700 02/14/01
Honda Civic 635546 C15300 02/15/01
Volvo S60 635578 C15900 02/23/01
Land Rover Discovery 635518 C10600 03/06/01
Ford Windstar 635620 C10202 03/12/01
Chevrolet Tahoe 635418 C10106 03/20/01
Daewoo Leganza 635581 C10506 03/21/01
Mercedes C240 635513 C10500 03/27/01
Kia Sportage 635582 C10504 03/29/01
BMW 325i 635681 C10505 04/17/01
Saab 9-5 635583 C10507 04/19/01
Chevrolet Cavalier 635598 C10107 04/26/01
Dodge Neon 635679 C10301 05/14/01
Nissan Altima 635680 C15200 05/24/01
Ford Taurus 635786 C10205 09/06/01


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