2000-2006 Chevrolet Suburban / GMC Yukon XL FMVSS 208 Belted Moderate Overlap Crash Test

A Moderate Overlap (40%) frontal impact at 25 Mph (40 Km/h) using an R94 Offset Barrier where both driver and passenger are belted. Dummies are 5th percentile Female.
FMVSS Research Test for ensuring baseline safety.
FMVSS 208 Compliance: Pass
Driver - Passenger
HIC 262 - 290 (700 Max)
Neck Tension (N) 782 - 1059 (2620 Max)
Neck Compression (N) 140 - 55 (2520 Max)
Chest G's 20 - 23 (60 Max)
Chest Compression (mm) 20 - 13 (52 Max)
Femur Loads (L/R - N) 3320/1241 - 1398/1244 (6805 Max)
Crash performance applies to structurally-identical Cadillac Escalade ESV.

[@iralosttwo5569]

So with the seat all the way forward you’ll hit the dash and the steering wheel. How about we try it again with the seat all the way back where your knees are not 1 to 1 1/2 inches from the dash and your head is a reasonable distance from the steering wheel? The legs barely fit between the seat and dashboard. What is impressive is that the headlights and other grill pieces didn’t become projectiles upon impact, they stayed put. I’d rather drive one of these than a new one.

[@ethanberg1]

I thought the same thing! Although I have a 2016 now and it’s holding up surprisingly nicely.

[@shakenfake]

Like stated the person driving is supposed to be 5' tall. This is pretty accurate for someone that says driving this vehicle. Now the passenger is definitely in the wrong spot they should be wayyyy back

[@an2niotransitproductions813]

I’m a fan of the 2020 and earlier ones. The new one stopped being so traditional I feel.

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

@@an2niotransitproductions813 because GM change the rear axle set-up to IRS and push button shifter😑 much rather have a column shifter and live axle.

[@an2niotransitproductions813]

@@brandedmcgowan9414 Exactly!!

[@vinnieravioli4653]

I have an 03 Yukon XL and I love it so much

[@acecarreviews883]

I have an 02 it's awesome

[@UncleSarkis]

I have an 04 Yukon XL and an 01 Suburban, excellent cars.

[@acecarreviews883]

@@UncleSarkis I had an 01 suburban it was a little rough but it was still running after 300,000 miles when we sold it

[@alphaares6027]

These older GM were tanks jeez I wish GM would make solid vehicules again

[@riddler983]

I have an 02 Burb with 298k that my gf drives and I daily an 04 Z71 Burb that I got with 300k on it. I rescued it from the junkyard cuz it needed a motor. Threw a good used one in it (along with some other things) and it runs and drives like new!

[@juggernaut6663]

Bruh the airbags were like: nope

[@Chevman-jt6qj]

NO NOT A MINT CONDITION BURB!

[@reputationtaylorsversion]

This was purchased around 2006

[@colbybrown4085]

How on earth did it pass… w/o the airbags deploying?

[@CarPro1993]

Injury levels were within acceptable limits and the vehicle complied with all applicable FMVSS 208 regulations.

[@taylorqueensbury170]

Why did they not deploy?

[@colbybrown4085]

@@CarPro1993 That’s fair…. Although I’d be pissed if that were my head on the steering wheel

[@colbybrown4085]

@@taylorqueensbury170 I’m guessing the threshold wasn’t high enough for them to deploy. They said injuries were within acceptable limits… but idk about non deploying bags

[@CarPro1993]

There is no direct mention of airbag non-deployment, so my best guess is that the SRS system didn't indicate the need to deploy the airbags.

[@jar6588]

I have an 02 yukon with 290 thousand miles and when i turn the key it turns on with no hesitation 😁🤣✌

[@L92_Joe]

That’s wassup bro my 05 had about 344k before i parked it (for the time being lol) and got my 07 Escalade

[@jar6588]

@@L92_Joe Im waiting for a new throttle body for my 87 chevy s10 ,tired of seeing her just parked🤣👍

[@L92_Joe]

@@jar6588 87 s10 that’s a keeper I’ve got the Tahoe parked for some major restoration/upgrades….. Let’s just say no less than about 900hp🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@srt4788]

They were solid build back in the day

[@jar6588]

@@srt4788 yep i love the oldies

[@Bledrxn]

i love these vehicles, though GM made them with some- sometimes big flaws mechanically they are fairly safe. rear ended by someone going 60 and they never reached the tailgait. cant say the same for that poor van though

[@BoyishDriver]

What sort of flaws? Thank you in advance.

[@Bledrxn]

@@BoyishDriver older models specifically, i have no clue about the newer ones.

[@BoyishDriver]

@@Bledrxn no worries. Any thoughts in general regarding gmt800?

[@king-uv4ex]

My moms gmc got rear ended around the same speed just bumber and the hatch was damged the s10 that hit it was crushed up to the a where the windshield was.

[@TheDizzy253]

1999 gmt 800s have frame problems

[@terrallputnam7979]

I had a 2000 and a 2004 Suburban. Now I have a 2007 Yukon XL. They are all great vehicles. I just wish the 2007 got the 32mpg that the s other two got. Talk about safe comfortable travel vehicles, these rate #1

[@ethanberg1]

I had an 03 and an 06 and I loved them so much. My 16 has Surprisingly held up to them both!

[@nitrogas5719]

You got 32mpg on your 2004? Dang, mine is like 12

[@deandresmith513]

I have an 02 suburban and my dad have a 2004 suburban and a 2006 Chevy Tahoe

[@kyboy5]

You never got 32 mpg with a suburban your computer is not reading right

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

@@kyboy5 even if he had a diesel in it it still get 23 at best.

[@Bolthrower91]

If you look in the owners manual, the passenger doors actually have a flanged metal beam inside of them so in the event that a sideimpact occurs that beam has to bend

[@elvissrt7060]

I wonder where the engines and transmissions to these legitimate no mile chevys go these are always tested with little to no miles I’d love to find one.

[@endurofurry]

I know it's been a few years but I have 2 things to add to this because a good buddy works in crash testing just like this. 1# Almost always these motors are trash after crashes. These impacts often do damage to the blocks in the frontal testing. 2# Even the ones that do survive are scrapped. GM and most other brands can't sell anything like this for liability reasons and can't be bothered to deal with the legal hoops required to sell these without the liability because 100,000$ of smashed cars is pennies to companies like this.

[@kylepiccoli4762]

How fast was this going, ten miles an hour? The airbags didn’t even go off…

[@alexklein455]

25mph. Read the description.

[@kylepiccoli4762]

@@alexklein455 it’s called an exaggeration I read the description…

[@antonym24]

the "driver" was too close too the wheel, and if the airbags deployed the "driver" here would die. its called SRS i think

[@whattheheck1000]

@@antonym24 I don’t think the driver would die if the airbag went off, but it certainly would inflict some injuries. Broken nose, maybe a concussion, definitely a very painful experience. August 6, 2023 3:51 pm

[@PapaThmperr]

@@whattheheck1000 Actually yes, the airbags could kill in these situations. If the driver is too close or of small stature the airbags can hit at just the right angle and with enough force to snap the neck. You have to consider that the airbag is basically a small explosive charge contained within the sturdy fabric. My wife had a client that was killed by an airbag in a stationary vehicle while he was working on the interior of the car. To this day no one knows why the airbag deployed.

[@cwalker71]

I have a 95 K2500 Suburban and it is a tank. The test vehicle didn't even pop the airbags. Crazy. But if you want a safe vehicle, this is one to buy.

[@21boxhead]

UNTIL IT HITS A POLE FROM THE SIDE IF THAT HAPPENS..........................RIP

[@whattheheck1000]

Whether the airbags would have helped or hurt... hard to say on this one. The dash and steering wheel impacts definitely don't look good, but the dummy measures show that there probably would have only been minor injuries. And with occupants this close to the steering wheel/dash, airbags definitely would have inflicted some injury. I'd say if this test had been at 30 mph / 48 kph instead of 25 mph / 40 kph, the airbags should have definitely gone off. June 18, 2023 12:35 am

[@marioduarte5671]

I love Chevy i bought 2006 is nice beautiful gas saver

[@classicpontiac37]

Lol gas saver? compared to what?

[@PusheenDeCat]

​@@classicpontiac37shut up it is

[@USER-omar555]

سيارتي GMC 2009 🥰🇺🇲

[@salemalshehri6527]

وش نسويلك

[@abood9597]

الله يبارك لك فيها

[@hfhome2129]

مش تاهو سوربان

[@Yet1moreUtuber]

Maybe since it was a base line test for safety , they may have disabled the SRS ?

[@CarPro1993]

For an FMVSS 208 compliance test, the SRS system would not be disabled.

[@smnkm4ehfer]

So it just failed to deploy?

[@soilee7]

ما مصير سيارات الاختبار هل يتم اصلاحها ام اتلافها ام بيعها كقطع غيار ومن الذي يدفع قيمتها من البدايه هل هم جهة الاختبار او المصنع ؟

[@Skittles939]

Does this car not have airbags I thought they demanded dual airbags in 1998

[@mohmmd4246]

ليش ما طلعت الايرباقات

[@tayyabarif9890]

Impressive

[@redwolfmaddox3986]

It’s big and long so you know it’s safe!

[@mamz1404]

اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على عبدك ورسولك محمدﷺ

[@hfhome2129]

مش حقيقي

[@SukhwinderKaur-ty1nf]

What was the injury risk?

[@Pjshipman27]

no airbags deployed. that can lead to serious injuries

[@Chevman-jt6qj]

Why no steering wheel airbag deployment?

[@richardnottelmann58]

The speed is to slow at 40 KPH I bet.

[@Chevman-jt6qj]

@@richardnottelmann58 I see makes sense

[@Mr.boxxchevy]

Why are the dummies sitting all the way forward?

[@J7Haip]

female dummies

[@brainwashingdetergent4128]

Wow thats repairable lol. Amazing vehicle.

[@ARSONISTSCAMP]

I hope my airbag works.

[@jamisonhughey5868]

Y It's safe I got a 04 Tahoe LS

[@123macbookair]

25 mph🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

thatll buff out

[@toniocavalari6936]

Alot less plastic flying on impact

[@J7Haip]

bcz its only 25 MPH

[@toniocavalari6936]

@@J7Haip NO ' it's because the 2000 to 2006 were made with more solid materials. The newer vehicles have way more plastic to make the vehicle lighter, all for the reason of better gas mileage. Another reason is to make the crush zone more cushioned in an accident.

[@ben10azabenyy94]

NOT THE SUBURBAN 😂

[@docholiday1034]

Guess it was one of a few that didn’t rot in half. 90% of the ones we tow break in half or loose brakes. Rot boxes

[@kyboy5]

You probably from New York those dummies up there don't know how to wash undercarriages at all everything up there is a rusted out piece

[@toyota-dx7ff]

Not in the south

[@docholiday1034]

@@toyota-dx7ff dream on 2 South Carolina trucks here now need crossmembers, brake lines, trans lines. Both 1500 z71 junk

[@vinnieravioli4653]

I’ve got a 03 Yukon xl here in Arkansas with zero rust. It’s all about how they’re taken care of

[@docholiday1034]

@@vinnieravioli4653 i guess your special…… just cut up a Georgia 03 Yukon with 63k on it. No brake lines fuel line or gas lines usable Exhaust manifolds cracked. Heater controls blower fan ng and Fuel pump done( probably what saved these people from crash) So let me know how good these piles of c h it are. Motors worth mo than complete vehicles. Cut em up all the time from all over the country… so not just north

[@Babeyomar]

🧐

[@razvandobos9759]

Almost solid like a Toyota Land Cruiser

[@capybara7603]

They don’t even have airbags that’s really bad

[@J7Haip]

it was only 25 mph but ye airbags prolly should deploy

[@JavierMartinez-bb9yo]

Quien pa escuchar Selena Quintanilla

[@markbeeman6894]

I have an 04 Silverado look at the overlap crash test on that. It actually looks like somebody took a aluminum Coke can and smashed it against the pavement. It’s awful. There’s no excuse for these automakers back in the day to make something so shitty because the tundras had a much better crash test I’m sure I could have done a much much better job at safety engineering that truck and I have absolutely no engineering background

[@scottymoondogjakubin4766]

Nobody sits that close to the steering wheel ! Maybe a 95lb girl that could barely reach the pedels ! 😛

[@franklyspeaking4480]

I was a GMC guy until my wife bought a Nissan Murano. I hit 3 deer with my GMC @ 65 mph and it was sitting on the side of the road with a bent bumper hindering its movement. I hit a bear at 90 mph with the Murano, pushed the motor & tranny back 19" and the Nissan still drove over a mile to safety. Buy a Nissan Murano !

[@gabesmath105]

Did you keep and fix the nissan?

[@franklyspeaking4480]

@@gabesmath105 Nope. Plenty of other cars to drive. I do not repair wrecked cars personally. I use to for insurance companies and know its not safe nor cost effective.

[@MJ-vj6zp]

@@franklyspeaking4480 or don't buy a Nissan murano ya know

[@franklyspeaking4480]

@@MJ-vj6zp Im looking at buying another one right now. lmao. Forget domestic crap, buy imports.

[@J7Haip]

@@franklyspeaking4480 get a newer cx9

[@artistryandmotion]

This is not an actual NHTSA or IIHS crash test. There, I said it. I'm not sure what the purpose of the video is. Is it supposed to show the safety of the rigid passenger compartment in a crash, or the danger of the airbags not deploying? The video resolution is of a much lower quality than that used by NHTSA or IIHS, and the lighting is poor, although the yellow and black stickers look impressive. This truck must have been going less than 10 miles per hour, or the airbags were somehow disabled. If you think I am wrong, I welcome any and all challenges to my claims.

[@CarPro1993]

www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/database/VSR/veh/TestDetail.aspx?LJC=4437&existphoto=Y&p_tstno=4437&existreport=Y&r_tstno=4437&existvideo=Y&v_tstno=4437&database=v&tstno=4437 Here you go, perhaps do a bit of research before making baseless claims.

[@artistryandmotion]

@@CarPro1993 The spreadsheet to which you referred me raises even more questions, but I will ask just one: at 25 mph upon impact, why didn't the airbag deploy?

[@CarPro1993]

The Event Data Recorder was analyzed (refer to test report #3) and it appears that the DeltaV, or change in velocity was not enough to trigger the SRS system. The report also indicated that the MIL light was not on and the SRS system was in a readiness state. If you have any further questions, refer to the first test report that includes all applicable data to this specific crash test.

[@artistryandmotion]

@@CarPro1993 25 mph was NOT enough velocity to trigger the SRS system? According to NHTSA, "Air bags are typically designed to deploy in frontal and near-frontal collisions, which are comparable to hitting a solid barrier at approximately 8 to 14 miles per hour (web.archive.org/web/20100528074720/www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/airbags/airbags03/page3.html). If that is true, then either the the airbag was defective, or the the vehicle was, in fact, moving at far less than 25 mph. Which is it?

[@CarPro1993]

The velocity in question is not just the speed, but Delta-v which the the vehicle's change in velocity over a given time. Looking at that site, they refer to a vehicle striking a solid barrier. This scenario the Suburban is striking a deformable barrier, so not only is there one object absorbing energy, but there is two. This slow reduction of energy is likely why the airbags didn't deploy. You are free to speculate, however NHTSA did not investigate this matter further and I am unable to present you with any more information than what I am aware of. Also know that during this time period, every manufacturer had different SRS logic and this was before the time of Occupant Classification Systems or advanced yaw-rate sensor SRS systems. The Suburban isn't the only vehicle to not deploy its airbags in a 25 Mph moderate overlap crash test.

[@emmoparnirvna9833]

Chevy is junk