2003 Ford Windstar
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1999-2003 models
Tested vehicle: 1999 Ford Windstar LX 4-door van
The Ford Windstar was redesigned for the 1999 model year to include an optional fourth door and modifications to the front-end structure.
| 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 well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury. There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
There was moderate intrusion into the footwell area and too much steering wheel movement, but the driver's upper interior survival space was maintained reasonably well.
Intrusion into the driver footwell contributed to moderately high forces on the dummy's left leg.
The fixed head restraints are too low to protect many drivers, especially people taller than this dummy representing an average-size male.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF99002 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 22 |
| Left (cm) | 17 |
| Center (cm) | 18 |
| Right (cm) | 19 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 25 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 11 |
| Rearward (cm) | 3 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF99002 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 183 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.1 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.23 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 27 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.91 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.48 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 52 |
| Right | 60 |