Ford Explorer Fuel System Crash Test: 70 MPH (Real Time)
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This crash test, shown here
This crash test, shown here in real time, was commissioned/overseen by the Center for Auto Safety (CAS), and was attended by representatives of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The purpose of the test was two-fold: 1) Determination of the viability of the front passenger seat backs to withstand high-speed rear collisions, 2) Determination of the fuel system crashworthiness, most especially the fuel tank system ability to retain all flammable liquids and prevent a loss of limb or life to a Most Harmful Event (MHE) involving a post-collision fuel-fed fire.
Test #10011 occurred in Virginia at the National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC) on 5 August 2010, almost three years ago. The target (tested) vehicle is a 1995 model year Ford Explorer SUV two-door. The fuel tank in this vehicle is located on the right (passenger) side. Although the fuel tank is embedded above all local structural elements, it is not protected with encapsulation. The Ford Explorer fuel tank is constructed from galvanized sheet steel.
The bullet (impacting) vehicle is a 2003 model year Ford Taurus sedan four-door.
This video is comprised of five segments: two left-side cameras, one overhead, and two right-side cameras. The test was conducted at 112 kph / 70 mph, in a 30 percent offset or 70 percent engagement mode. This latter geometry is visible in the third segment in the overhead camera view.
Total fuel leakage from Ford Explorer during and post crash test: Zero.
Probability of MHE fire injury or fire death in this test: Zero.
(The slow motion video of this crash test is available at Ford Explorer Fuel System Crash Test:... )
The purpose of the test was two-fold: 1) Determination of the viability of the front passenger seat backs to withstand high-speed rear collisions, 2) Determination of the fuel system crashworthiness, most especially the fuel tank system ability to retain all flammable liquids and prevent a loss of limb or life to a Most Harmful Event (MHE) involving a post-collision fuel-fed fire.
Test #10011 occurred in Virginia at the National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC) on 5 August 2010, almost three years ago. The target (tested) vehicle is a 1995 model year Ford Explorer SUV two-door. The fuel tank in this vehicle is located on the right (passenger) side. Although the fuel tank is embedded above all local structural elements, it is not protected with encapsulation. The Ford Explorer fuel tank is constructed from galvanized sheet steel.
The bullet (impacting) vehicle is a 2003 model year Ford Taurus sedan four-door.
This video is comprised of five segments: two left-side cameras, one overhead, and two right-side cameras. The test was conducted at 112 kph / 70 mph, in a 30 percent offset or 70 percent engagement mode. This latter geometry is visible in the third segment in the overhead camera view.
Total fuel leakage from Ford Explorer during and post crash test: Zero.
Probability of MHE fire injury or fire death in this test: Zero.
(The slow motion video of this crash test is available at Ford Explorer Fuel System Crash Test:... )
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