REPORT NUMBER: 5FEM-MGA-2001-017

35 MPH FRONTAL BARRIER IMPACT TEST

Nissan Motor Company

2001 Nissan Maxima 4 Door Sedan

NHTSA NUMBER: M15207

PREPARED BY:

MGA RESEARCH CORPORATION

5000 WARREN ROAD

BURLINGTON, WI 53105

March 21, 2001

FINAL REPORT

PREPARED FOR:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF CRASHWORTHINESS STANDARDS

400 SEVENTH STREET, SW, ROOM 5311

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590

35 MPH FRONTAL BARRIER IMPACT TEST

Vehicle:	2001 Nissan Maxima 4 Door Sedan

NHTSA No.:	M15207

Test Date:	March 21, 2001

Test Speed:	56.0 kph

Vehicle Test Weight:

Weight as Delivered:	= 1374.0 kg

Weight as Tested:	= 1583.1 kg

Injury Criteria:

ATD Position	HIC	Clip (g's)	Chest Disp (mm)	Left Femur (N)	Right Femur (N)
Driver	396	45	21	2833	3175
Passenger	318	45	17	1713	2611

DATA SHEET NO. 8

HYBRID III ATD INJURY CRITERIA AND SENSOR DATA

Test Vehicle: 2001/Nissan/Maxima/4 Door Sedan	NHTSA No.: M15207

Test Program: 35 mph Frontal Barrier Impact	Test Date: March 21, 2001

HEAD PRIMARY PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Head CG	X	G's	15.3	98	60.9	57	51.2	122	56.3	69
Head CG	Y	G's	10.8	104	39.6	66	29.3	122	10.6	48
Head CG	Z	G's	17.0	45	8.5	72	27.4	122	13.7	28
Head CG Resultant	N/A	G's	64.5	57	64.9	122

CHEST PRIMARY PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time

12

Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Chest CG	X	G's	7.3	149	45.4	59	9.9	146	44.8	74
Chest CG	Y	G's	7.3	81	4.7	54	2.2	148	7.2	74
Chest CG	Z	G's	5.3	49	14.2	62	10.0	98	5.1	34
Chest CG Resultant	N/A	G's	46.7	59	45.4	74

FEMUR PEAK FORCES

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Left Femur	Z	Newtons	239	41	2833	59	73	13	1713	51
Right Femur	Z	Newtons	598	42	3175	57	89	21	2611	52

SEAT BELT SENSOR PEAK VALUES

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Lap Belt Force	N/A	Newtons	3152	49	1871	57
Shoulder Belt Force	N/A	Newtons	3729	49	4188	71

HEAD INJURY CRITERIA (HIC15)

Location	Driver	Passenger
HIC	Avg G's	T1	T2	HIC	Avg G's	T1	T2
Head CG Primary	396	58.7	50.9	65.9	318	53.8	62.3	77.3

CHEST CLIP (3MSEC)

Location	Driver	Passenger
CLIP	T1	T2	CLIP	T1	T2
Chest CG Primary	44.9	57.7	60.8	44.6	72.5	75.6

NECK INJURY CRITERIA

Location	Driver	Passenger
Nte	0.9	0.8
Ntf	0.2	0.0
Nce	0.6	0.8
Ncf	0.0	0.0

DATA SHEET NO. 8...(continued)

HYBRID III ATD INJURY CRITERIA AND SENSOR DATA

Test Vehicle: 2001/Nissan/Maxima/4 Door Sedan	NHTSA No.: M15207

Test Program: 35 mph Frontal Barrier Impact	Test Date: March 21, 2001

PELVIC PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Pelvis	X	G's	2.7	177	68.8	57	5.1	126	44.3	51
Pelvis	Y	G's	8.1	76	16.7	47	5.8	154	12.4	62
Pelvis	Z	G's	4.3	155	32.8	57	6.4	199	21.8	51

UPPER NECK PEAK FORCES AND MOMENTS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Neck Force	X	Newtons	234	102	461	71	225	46	364	33
Neck Force	Y	Newtons	245	60	321	137	66	21	450	139
Neck Force	Z	Newtons	1960	50	647	149	1319	72	768	139
Neck Moment	X	N•m	15.6	139	18.7	59	20.8	136	8.2	164
Neck Moment	Y	N•m	0.6	39	43.9	71	0.2	10	47.1	137
Neck Moment	Z	N•m	25.4	70	0.2	32	13.2	139	0.7	18

FOOT PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Left Foot Aft	X	G's	183.7	50	27.3	73	267.9	47	63.3	62
Left Foot Aft	Z	G's	83.7	51	19.6	65	96.0	43	29.3	56
Left Foot Fore	Z	G's	104.3	65	135.5	52	266.2	47	296.5	42
Right Foot Aft	X	G's	343.7	45	46.1	61	191.4	44	27.2	66
Right Foot Aft	Z	G's	237.2	46	58.8	57	20.0	85	20.3	55
Right Foot Fore	Z	G's	116.9	54	350.0	41	122.9	55	117.7	46

UPPER AND LOWER TIBIA PEAK FORCES AND MOMENTS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Left Lower Moment	X	N•m	17.8	75	13.1	54	19.3	43	39.3	54
Left Lower Moment	Y	N•m	64.0	69	59.4	52	130.2	64	137.0	43
Left Lower Force	Z	Newtons	2168	51	137	130	3426	48	186	138
Left Upper Moment	X	N•m	22.0	39	41.1	86	17.8	49	27.7	54
Left Upper Moment	Y	N•m	21.4	71	108.3	52	19.4	54	183.7	43
Left Upper Force	Z	Newtons	1502	51	150	135	2368	48	323	30
Right Lower Moment	X	N•m	139.3 333	47	43.8	45	39.9	45	69.5	56
Right Lower Moment	Y	N•m	109.4	70	60.7	41	38.4	56	84.1	45
Right Lower Force	Z	Newtons	8495	46	115	151	2372	45	311	51
Right Upper Moment	X	N•m	60.6	47	68.8	45	56.2	45	21.6	56
Right Upper Moment	Y	N•m	16.1	71	173.9	46	13.3	114	131.5	45
Right Upper Force	Z	Newtons	6300	46	63	137	1717	45	316	26

DATA SHEET NO. 8...(continued)

HYBRID III ATD INJURY CRITERIA AND SENSOR DATA

Test Vehicle: 2001/Nissan/Maxima/4 Door Sedan	NHTSA No.: M15207

Test Program: 35 mph Frontal Barrier Impact	Test Date: March 21, 2001

CHEST PEAK DISPLACEMENTS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Chest CG	X	mm	20.8	61	17.2	73

HEAD REDUNDANT PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time	Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Head CG	X	G's	14.6	104	59.2	57	50.8	122	55.5	69
Head CG	Y	G's	10.7	153	36.6	66	27.1	122	9.5	29
Head CG	Z	G's	17.6	45	7.8	73	28.4	122	14.0	28
Head CG Resultant	N/A	G's	63.9	60	64.2	122

CHEST REDUNDANT PEAK ACCELERATIONS

Location	Axis	Units	Driver	Passenger
Max	Time

12

Min	Time	Max	Time	Min	Time
Chest CG	X	G's	7.0	149	45.0	51	9.6	147	44.4	74
Chest CG	Y	G's	7.2	81	4.7	54	2.3	60	6.4	75
Chest CG	Z	G's	5.1	49	13.6	61	5.5	34	9.7	98
Chest CG Resultant	N/A	G's	45.8	59	44.9	74

REDUNDANT HEAD INJURY CRITERIA (HIC)

Location	Driver	Passenger
HIC	Avg G's G's	T1	T2	HIC	Avg G's	T1	T2
Head CG Redundant	374	57.3	50.3	65.3	314	53.5	62.6	77.6

REDUNDANT CHEST CLIP (3MSEC)

Location	Driver	Passenger
CLIP	T1	T2	CLIP	T1	T2
Chest CG Primary Redundant	44.2	57.9	61.0	44.0	72.3	75.4