1997 Ford Aerostar
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1994-97 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Ford Aerostar XLT passenger van
The Ford Aerostar was introduced in the 1986 model year. A frontal airbag for the driver became standard beginning with the 1992 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 wasn't well controlled. The dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag, and the wheel broke off from its column. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Post-crash damage shot.
Late in the offset test, the steering wheel broke off from its column, and the wheel plus the airbag ended up in the dummy's lap.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96023 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 30 |
| Left (cm) | 31 |
| Center (cm) | 36 |
| Right (cm) | 21 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 36 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Right (cm) | 12 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 21 |
| Rearward (cm) | 6 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96023 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 267 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 81 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 34 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.47 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 34 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.8 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.3 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.62 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.46 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.6 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 61 |
| Right | 63 |