Toyota Camry

TEST DETAILS:

The Toyota Camry was redesigned for the 2012 model year.

Structure — The driver"s space was seriously compromised by intruding structure. Lower intrusion measured as much as 37 cm at the lower hinge pillar, and the upper hinge pillar and instrument panel intruded 19-25 cm. The parking brake pedal was pushed in toward the driver 31 cm, and the steering wheel was pushed back 7 cm.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side, allowing the head to hit the instrument panel and resulting in little airbag cushioning for the chest. This occurred, in part, because the steering column moved 19 cm to the right as the dummy moved to the left. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso. The side curtain airbag deployed but does not have sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with forward side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag deployed.

Injury measures — Measures from the dummy indicate that injuries to the left lower leg, ankle, and heel would be possible in a crash of this severity. Head acceleration from the instrument panel hit is low, as is the risk of significant injuries to other body regions.