1995 Ford Windstar
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1995-98 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Ford Windstar GL passenger van
The Ford Windstar was introduced in the 1995 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 |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Post-crash damage shot.
During the offset test, rearward movement of the left front wheel caused the floor structure to separate from the door sill.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF95028 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 18 |
| Left (cm) | 14 |
| Center (cm) | 9 |
| Right (cm) | 13 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 18 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 2 |
| Rearward (cm) | 7 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 9 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF95028 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 305 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 27 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.43 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 36 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 0.9 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 4 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.59 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.44 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 52 |
| Right | 59 |