2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Head restraints & seats

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2007-10 models

Tested vehicle: 2006 Ford Explorer XLT 4-door 4wd

The Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer were re-engineered for the 2006 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Ford.

The moderate overlap frontal crash test ratings also apply to the Explorer Sport Trac, which was redesigned for the 2007 model year (no 2006 model Sport Trac was available). The Sport Trac is very similar to the Explorer, except that it has a longer wheelbase and an open cargo bed behind the occupant compartment in place of the Explorer's enclosed cargo area with optional third row seat.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0602
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	9
Left (cm)	9
Center (cm)	9
Right (cm)	8
Brake pedal (cm)	6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	4
Right (cm)	3
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	4
Rearward (cm)	-4
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	5

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0602
Head
HIC-15	353
Peak gs at hard contact	18
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	8
Maximum Nij	0.25
Chest maximum compression (mm)	34
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.2
Femur force - right (kN)	0.3
Knee displacement - left (mm)	4
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.50
Maximum tibia index - right	0.47
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	86
Right	82

Rating applies to 2007 models

Tested vehicle: 2006 Ford Explorer XLT 4-door 4wd

The frontal offset crash test ratings for the Explorer Sport Trac, which was redesigned for the 2007 model year, are based on a test of the 2006 Ford Explorer. The Sport Trac is very similar to the Explorer, except that it has an open cargo bed behind the occupant compartment instead of an enclosed cargo area and optional third row seat.

The Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer were re-engineered for the 2006 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Ford.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0602
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	9
Left (cm)	9
Center (cm)	9
Right (cm)	8
Brake pedal (cm)	6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	4
Right (cm)	3
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	4
Rearward (cm)	-4
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	5

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0602
Head
HIC-15	353
Peak gs at hard contact	18
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	8
Maximum Nij	0.25
Chest maximum compression (mm)	34
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.2
Femur force - right (kN)	0.3
Knee displacement - left (mm)	4
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.50
Maximum tibia index - right	0.47
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	86
Right	82

About the original moderate overlap front test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: All seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	All seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	68
Distance below top of head (mm)	68
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Fail
Max T1 acceleration (g)	9.9
Head contact time (ms)	101
Force rating	3
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	210
Max neck tension (N)	801

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.