1996 Ford Windstar
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1996 Ford Windstar GL passenger van
Rating applies to 1995-98 models
The Ford Windstar was introduced in the 1995 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF95028 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 18 |
| Left (cm) | 14 |
| Center (cm) | 9 |
| Right (cm) | 13 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 18 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 4 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 2 |
| Rearward (cm) | 7 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 9 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF95028 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 305 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 27 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.43 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 36 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 0.9 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 4 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.59 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.44 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 52 |
| Right | 59 |