2002 Ford Ranger

small pickup / Extended cab pickup

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
A
Side: original test
M
Roof strength
A

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

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

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2005 Ford Ranger XLT SuperCab 4x2
Rating applies to 1999-2011 models

The Ford Ranger and Mazda B Series were redesigned for the 1998 model year. Extended cab models with four doors were introduced in the 1999 model year. The Mazda B Series was discontinued after the 2009 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
A
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
A
Leg/foot, right
M
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement was reasonably 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. However, there was too much forward tipping of the driver seat and too much upward movement of the steering wheel.
M
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0507
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 19
Left (cm) 19
Center (cm) 14
Right (cm) 14
Brake pedal (cm) 14
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 8
Right (cm) 7
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 13
Rearward (cm) 3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 9

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0507
Head
HIC-15 339
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm) 36
Maximum Nij 0.33
Chest maximum compression (mm) 31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.6
Femur force - right (kN) 4.1
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.38
Maximum tibia index - right 0.68
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 4.2
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 6.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 102
Right 92

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2008 Ford Ranger XLT SuperCab 4x2 without side airbags (not available)
Rating applies to 1999-2009 models

The Ford Ranger and Mazda B Series were redesigned for the 1998 model year. Extended cab models with four doors were introduced in the 1999 model year, and this version was used in the side impact test. The Mazda B Series was discontinued after the 2009 model year. Structure ratings are based on this test and on a later test of a 2010 Ranger model with side airbags. NOTE: the ratings are based only on the driver, and the side-facing rear jump seats weren’t tested because they are not recommended for safe transport.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
M
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
A
Torso
P
Pelvis/leg
A
Driver head protection
Although the intruding barrier did not hit the dummy's head in this test, the head was not protected from contacts outside the vehicle. This indicates that only slightly different crash circumstances could produce a direct hit to a person's head.
M
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0820 CES0929
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -11.0 -12.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0820
Head HIC-15 340
Neck
Tension (kN) 2.4
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 54
Lateral force (kN) 3.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 62
Average deflection (mm) 55
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 9.58
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 2.55
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.8
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.1
Combined force (kN) 5.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.5
L-M moment (Nm) 94
A-P moment (Nm) 22

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0820
Head HIC-15
Neck
Tension (kN)
Compression (kN)
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)
Lateral force (kN)
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 0
Average deflection (mm)
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 0.00
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.00
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)
Acetabulum force (kN)
Combined force (kN)
Left femur
L-M force (kN)
L-M moment (Nm)
A-P moment (Nm)

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2010 Ford Ranger XLT SuperCab 2wd
Rating applies to 1999-2011 models

Overall evaluation
A
Curb weight 3,681 lbs
Peak force 12,219 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 3.32

About the roof strength test