Special safety features The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the Cherokee in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier. Head restraint and bumper designs are evaluated separately. The driver space wasn't maintained well in the frontal offset crash test. Intrusion into the footwell trapped the dummy's left foot. There was far too much steering wheel movement, which contributed to the dummy's head bottoming out the airbag.
Measures indicate likely left leg injury and possible right leg injury.
There was moderate intrusion into the driver footwell area and minimal rearward movement of the instrument panel. The dummy's left foot was trapped between the intruding toepan and the brake pedal. However, there was far too much upward movement of the steering wheel, which contributed to the dummy's head bottoming out the airbag and striking the steering wheel. Head acceleration from the steering wheel contact was low. However, forces on the left tibia indicate the likelihood of lower leg injury, and forces on the right tibia indicate possible injury.