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A side impact crash test was conducted on a 2008 Jeep Patriot on May 15, 2008. The stationary
test vehicle was struck on the driver side (perpendicular to its longitudinal axis) by a 1,500 kg
moving barrier fitted with an IIHS side impact deformable element and traveling at 31.0 mi/h
(49.9 km/h).

The moving barrier’s deformable element struck the test vehicle on target vertically and 0.1 cm
rearward of the precrash impact target.

All doors remained closed during the crash. Postcrash investigation of the vehicle showed no
separation of the door latches from their strikers, and the B-pillar structure remained intact and
attached to the adjoining structure at the roof rail and door sill. Postcrash measures of
deformation indicated the most intruded portion of the B-pillar’s interior side was 16.4 cm
outboard of the precrash longitudinal centerline of the driver’s seat, and was 51.7 cm outboard of
the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle.

During the crash, the roof-mounted side curtain airbag loaded the driver dummy’s head and the
seat-mounted side thorax airbag contacted the dummy’s chin. The dummy’s shoulder and torso
were loaded by the side thorax airbag, and the dummy’s pelvis was loaded by the intruding
driver door. The dummy’s head, neck, and torso then rebounded without significant interaction
with the vehicle interior.

During the crash, the rear dummy’s pelvis, torso, and shoulder were loaded by the intruding rear
passenger door. The dummy’s head rotated outboard and was loaded by the roof-mounted side
curtain airbag. During rebound, the right rear of the head contacted the upper center seat back.

For the driver dummy, the average thoracic and abdominal rib deflection was 36 mm.