Crash Test of 2003 - 2008 Lincoln Towncar / Crown Victoria

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Lincoln Town Car 2003-08 models mfg. after May. 2003 results also apply to: 2003-08 Ford Crown Victoria (mfg. after May. 2003) | 2003-08 Mercury Grand Marquis (mfg. after May. 2003)FRONTAL OFFSET TEST OVERALL EVALUATION: Good Structure/safety cage Injury measures Restraints/dummy kinematics Head/neck Chest Leg/foot, left Leg/foot, right Good Good Good Acceptable Good Acceptable Important: Frontal crash test ratings can be compared only among vehicles of similar weight. Test details: The Lincoln Town Car, Ford Crown Victoria, and Mercury Grand Marquis were re-engineered for the 2003 model year. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a 2003 Town Car in two 40 mph frontal offset crash tests into deformable barriers. In the first test, a high acceleration occurred when the dummy's head rebounded against the B-pillar, indicating a possibility of head injury. This led Lincoln to modify the frontal airbag deployment characteristics on models produced after May 2003 (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 Institute tested a second Town Car with the modified airbags, and all head injury measures were low. Ratings of the Town Car listed here are from the second test. Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled in the second test. During rebound, the top of the head hit the roof rail and <b>...</b>

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Crash, Test, Lincoln, Towncar, IIHS, Ford, Crown, Victoria, Mercury, Grand, Marquis, Frontal, Impact

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