2015 Ford F-150

large pickup / Extended cab pickup

2015 Ford F-150 Extended cab pickup

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
M
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
G
Roof strength
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Basic

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection
  • Optional lane departure warning
  • Optional lane departure prevention

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

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

Small overlap front: driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2015 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCab
Rating applies to 2015 models

The Ford F-150 SuperCab was redesigned for the 2015 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
M
Structure and safety cage
P
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
A
Lower leg/foot
A
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso, contributing to the head hitting the instrument panel. The side curtain airbag deployed and had sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag also deployed..
A
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEN1539
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 26
Footrest (cm) 29
Left toepan (cm) 26
Brake pedal (cm) 30
Parking brake (cm) 32
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 2
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 20
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 31
Upper dash (cm) 28
Lower instrument panel (cm) 27

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEN1539
Head
HIC-15 78
Peak gs at hard contact 21
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 6
Maximum Nij 0.35
Chest maximum compression (mm) 26
Femur (kN)
Left 5.2
Right 6.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 11
Right 4
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 5
Right 7
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.97
Right 0.52
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 3.5
Right 2.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 163
Right 117

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2016 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCab
Rating applies to 2015-20 models

The Ford F-150 SuperCab was redesigned for the 2015 model year. Two moderate overlap frontal tests were conducted, one by the Institute of a 2016 model and the other by Ford of a 2015 model. Ratings are based on both tests, but the vehicle specifications shown below are based on the Institute’s test.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
G
Leg/foot, right
A
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID VTF1503 CEF1604
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 9 2
Left (cm) 9 1
Center (cm) 13 1
Right (cm) 12 1
Brake pedal (cm) 8 1
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 1 -1
Right (cm) 0 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 8 -2
Rearward (cm) 2 -3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID VTF1503 CEF1604
Head
HIC-15 170 208
Peak gs at hard contact no contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 21 12
Maximum Nij 0.26 0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm) 30 25
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.3 0.7
Femur force - right (kN) 0.5 0.5
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0 4
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.42 0.47
Maximum tibia index - right 0.55 0.45
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.7 2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 6.3 3.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 72 75
Right 136 95

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2015 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCab
Rating applies to 2015-20 models

The Ford F-150 SuperCab was redesigned for the 2015 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES1507
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -15.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1507
Head HIC-15 118
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 26
Lateral force (kN) 1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 29
Average deflection (mm) 24
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.57
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.38
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.8
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.3
Combined force (kN) 3.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.7
L-M moment (Nm) 101
A-P moment (Nm) -32

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1507
Head HIC-15 117
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 27
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 34
Average deflection (mm) 23
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.44
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.44
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.7
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.5
Combined force (kN) 2.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.6
L-M moment (Nm) 102
A-P moment (Nm) 24

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2015 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCab
Rating applies to 2015-23 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 4,596 lbs
Peak force 24,536 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 5.34

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power cloth seat

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power cloth seat
Geometry
Backset (mm) 24
Distance below top of head (mm) 26
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 14.9
Head contact time (ms) 54
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 419

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

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • optional Collision Warning with Brake Support

Package name

  • optional Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Warning with Brake Support
Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
Basic
Basic
with optional equipment
Applies to 2015-17 models
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • Autobrake not available.

About the original front crash prevention test