Old NHTSA Crash Test Results - 1977 to 1997

This blog is not affiliated with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in any way, shape, or form. Information is taken from the publicly viewable NHTSA Database. Crash tests posted on this blog were conducted between May 21, 1979 and August 17, 1989 at a speed of 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour) into a solid wall with dummies restrained by the vehicle safety belt system. Tests were conducted on the model year vehicle listed in the post and may or may not be accurate for a differing model year. Injury measures are likely accurate to a plus or minus 2% range - for example, a 26% risk of injury is likely in the 24-28% range. The five star system used for 2010 and earlier crash tests is used.

Injury risk:

10% or less - 5 star rating

11% - 20% - 4 star rating

21% - 35% - 3 star rating

36% - 45% - 2 star rating

46% or more - 1 star rating

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Chinook Motorhome

Driver HIC: 857

Driver Chest G: 49 G's

Passenger HIC: 797

Passenger Chest G: 34 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 20% Driver, 13% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, March 27, 1980

30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Dodge Colt Pickup

Driver HIC: 1,684

Driver Chest G: 66 G's

Passenger HIC: 2,295

Passenger Chest G: 48 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 79% Driver, 96% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, February 27, 1980

30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Odyssey Mini-Lux Motorhome

Driver HIC: 398

Driver Chest G: 39 G's

Passenger HIC: 1,029

Passenger Chest G: 85 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 7%* Driver, 66% Passenger

*Based on the visual evidence, it's likely that the dummy under-read and the actual risk is much higher.

Test Date: Friday, February 22, 1980

30 MPH Crash Test - 1979 Jeep Cherokee / Wagoneer

Driver HIC: 720

Driver Chest G: 62 G's

Passenger HIC: 828

Passenger Chest G: 84 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 28% Driver, 62% Passenger

Test Date: Friday, March 7, 1980

30 MPH Crash Test - 1979 Mazda Pickup

Driver HIC: 3,034

Driver Chest G: 87 G's

Passenger HIC: 859

Passenger Chest G: 46 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 100% Driver, 18% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, April 3, 1980

Fatal injuries would be nearly certain to the driver in this test.

30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Toyota Pickup

Driver HIC: unknown

Driver Chest G: unknown

Passenger HIC: 1,804

Passenger Chest G: 99 G's

Severe Injury Risk: unknown Driver, 96% Passenger

Test Date: Saturday, March 1, 1980

30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Ford F-350

Driver HIC: 651

Driver Chest G: 48 G's

Passenger HIC: 587

Passenger Chest G: 32 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 14% Driver, 7% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, March 20, 1980

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)