2008 Ford F-150

large pickup / Crew cab pickup

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Head restraints & seats

Key

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

Seat type: Seats without integrated seatbelt

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Seats without integrated seatbelt
Geometry
Backset (mm)	45
Distance below top of head (mm)	35
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Fail
Max T1 acceleration (g)	10.1
Head contact time (ms)	101
Force rating	2
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	138
Max neck tension (N)	669

Seat type: Seats with integrated seatbelt

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Seats with integrated seatbelt
Geometry
Backset (mm)	32
Distance below top of head (mm)	35
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Fail
Max T1 acceleration (g)	10.0
Head contact time (ms)	88
Force rating	3
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	215
Max neck tension (N)	854

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