2009 Lincoln MKZ

Tested vehicle: 2012 Lincoln MKZ 4-door
Rating applies to 2007-12 models built after January 2007

The Lincoln MKZ was introduced in the 2006 model year, when it was named the Lincoln Zephyr. The name was changed to MKZ in 2007.

Beginning with 2007 models manufactured after January 2007, structural reinforcements were added to the floor ahead of the front seats, and a hard plastic "ramp" bolted underneath the carpeting near the base of the accelerator pedal was modified to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes with moderate overlap. (Note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door.)

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1210
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	34
Footrest (cm)	20
Left toepan (cm)	18
Brake pedal (cm)	11
Parking brake (cm)	0
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	19
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	5
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	17
Upper dash (cm)	21
Lower instrument panel (cm)	23

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1210
Head
HIC-15	43
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	10
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	21
Femur (kN)
Left	3.9
Right	1.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	13
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	1
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.77
Right	0.58
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.7
Right	1.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	71
Right	42

About the small overlap front test

Tested vehicle: 2007 Ford Fusion SE 4-door
Rating applies to 2007-12 models built after January 2007

The Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln Zephyr were introduced in the 2006 model year. The Zephyr was renamed the MKZ beginning with 2007 models. All three cars were restyled beginning with the 2010 model year, and the Mercury Milan was discontinued after the 2010 model year.

Beginning with 2007 models manufactured after January 2007, structural reinforcements were added to the floor ahead of the front seats, and the hard plastic "ramp" bolted underneath the carpeting near the base of the accelerator pedal was modified to improve occupant protection in frontal offset crashes. In addition, the standard side airbags were changed so that they would deploy in severe frontal offset crashes. (Note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door.)

The tested car was manufactured after all modifications had been made.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF0702
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	7
Left (cm)	11
Center (cm)	10
Right (cm)	11
Brake pedal (cm)	6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	3
Right (cm)	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	2
Rearward (cm)	-3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF0702
Head
HIC-15	209
Peak gs at hard contact	69
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	36
Maximum Nij	0.72
Chest maximum compression (mm)	36
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.1
Femur force - right (kN)	4.8
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	3
Maximum tibia index - left	0.47
Maximum tibia index - right	0.96
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	3.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	139
Right	158

About the original moderate overlap front test

Tested vehicle: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2007-09 models

The Lincoln Zephyr was introduced in the 2006 model year and renamed the MKZ beginning with the 2007 model year.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	CES0619
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-8.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0619
Head HIC-15	180
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.5
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	37
Lateral force (kN)	2.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	28
Average deflection (mm)	25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.96
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.66
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	3.8
Acetabulum force (kN)	3.5
Combined force (kN)	7.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.7
L-M moment (Nm)	81
A-P moment (Nm)	37

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0619
Head HIC-15	152
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	55
Lateral force (kN)	1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	49
Average deflection (mm)	39
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.10
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.93
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.5
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.2
Combined force (kN)	2.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.7
L-M moment (Nm)	104
A-P moment (Nm)	-66

About the original side crash test

Tested vehicle: 2010 Ford Fusion SE 4-door
Rating applies to 2007-10 models built before May 2010

Seat type: Power leather seats built before Feb 2011

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seats mfg before Feb 2011
Geometry
Backset (mm)	18
Distance below top of head (mm)	24
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.8
Head contact time (ms)	58
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	1
Max neck tension (N)	429

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