2003 Ford Ranger
small pickup / Regular cab pickup
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1998-2011 models
Tested vehicle: 1998 Ford Ranger XLT 4X2 p/u
The Ford Ranger and Mazda B Series were redesigned for the 1998 model year. The Mazda B Series was discontinued after the 2009 model year.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, its head moved toward the window frame as buckling of the floor tilted the driver seat forward and toward the door. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Post-crash damage shot.
The seat tilted forward and toward the driver door during the offset test, and intrusion into the driver footwell contributed to high forces on the right leg.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF98007 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 21 |
| Left (cm) | 19 |
| Center (cm) | 21 |
| Right (cm) | 16 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 17 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 8 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 8 |
| Rearward (cm) | 2 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF98007 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 307 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 25 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.45 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 25 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 5.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.1 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 5 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.39 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.00 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.3 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 78 |
| Right | 90 |