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Rear crash protection technical details for Lincoln


Dynamically tested seat/head restraints | Seat/head restraints not dynamically tested because of inadequate geometry

Good Good Acceptable Acceptable Marginal Marginal Poor Poor   AHR: active head restraint

Force rating: H=High  M=Moderate  L=Low


Dynamically tested seat/head restraints: technical details
Make/
model
Model years Seat type Geometry Seat design parameters Neck forces Dynamic rating Overall rating
Rating Backset (mm) Distance below top of head (mm) Pass/
fail
Max T1 acceler-
ation (g)
Head contact time (ms) Force rating Max neck shear force (N) Max neck tension (N)
Lincoln LS 2003 - 2006 All seats Good 68 15 Pass 8.4 75 Moderate 184 636 Acceptable Acceptable
Lincoln MKS 2013 Power leather seats with 4-way head restraints Good 20 27 Pass 10.1 57 Low 42 529 Good Good
Lincoln MKS 2009 - 2012 Power leather seats Good 25 22 Pass 10.1 58 Low 16 545 Good Good
Lincoln MKT 2011 - 2013 Power leather seats Good 34 26 Pass 10.4 63 Low 77 554 Good Good
Lincoln MKT 2010 Power leather seat Good 30 19 Pass 8.8 62 Low 1 389 Good Good
Lincoln MKX 2013 (mfg. after Oct 2011) Power leather seat with 4-way head restraint Good 22 16 Pass 9.0 72 Low 20 489 Good Good
Lincoln MKX 2007 - 2012 (mfg. after Jan 2007) Manual-power seats Good 18 20 Pass 12.2 64 Low 36 454 Good Good
Lincoln MKZ 2013 Power Leather Seat Good 15 30 Pass 16.1 52 Low 0 524 Good Good
Lincoln MKZ 2011 - 2012 (mfg. after Jan 2011) Power leather seats Good 16 26 Pass 11.6 68 Low 60 622 Good Good
Lincoln MKZ 2009 - 2011 (mfg. before Feb 2011) Power leather seats Good 18 24 Pass 11.8 58 Low 1 429 Good Good
Lincoln Town Car 2003 - 2008 All seats Acceptable 80 68 Pass 7.8 134 High 271 859 Marginal Marginal
Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ 2006 - 2008 Manual-power cloth seats Acceptable 82 58 Fail 11.0 99 Moderate 203 671 Marginal Marginal


Seat/head restraints not dynamically tested because of inadequate geometry: technical details
Make/model Model years Seat type Geometry Dynamic rating Overall rating
Rating Backset (mm) Distance below top of head (mm)
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