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RE&T: 2012 Source Book
Ta
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Taurus
Safety/Security
2012
NHTSA Ratings
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
crash test ratings changed beginning with 2011 model
year vehicles
• More stringent frontal and side crash tests and
measuring methods are expected to result in lower
crash ratings
for all vehicles from all manufacturers,
even if the vehicle earned top crash test scores in the
older 2010 model year ratings
– NHTSA rollover testing methods are unchanged, so
the ratings from previous testing remain unchanged
•
Once 2012 model year ratings are published, it’s
important to remember vehicles with lower star
ratings are just as safe as they were before – the
vehicles are not changing; the way the crash testing is
conducted and measured is what changed
• Frontal and side crash test ratings are located in the
Government Safety Ratings portion of the 2012 vehicle
window sticker
• Stay tuned to
www.safercar.gov
for the latest
Star Ratings
(1)
for 2012 model year vehicles
Crash Test Ratings — NHTSA
(1) Star ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
www.safercar.gov
program.
What Do the Stars Mean?
Frontal Crash and Side-impact Tests
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5 stars = Injury risk for the vehicle is much
less than average
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4 stars = Injury risk for the vehicle is less than
average to average
Rollover Test
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4 stars = Rollover risk for the vehicle is less
than average to average
A CLOSER LOOK:
Key Changes to NHTSA Testing
Frontal Crash Test
Passenger dummy now
represents a small female
(less than 5% of the female
population) or large child
instead of a midsize male.
Side-Impact Test
Second-row dummy now
represents a small female
(less than 5% of the female
population) or large child
instead of a midsize male.
A new pole test with a small
female driver, designed to
simulate impacting a tree
broadside at 20 mph, has
been added.
New Measurement
New occupant injury criteria
Criteria
and methods for assessing
crash data for frontal and side
test ratings.
Crash Avoidance
Presence of crash avoidance
Technologies
technologies will be indicated
(available only online at
www.safercar.gov
).
Overall Vehicle
Frontal crash, side crash
Score
and rollover ratings will be
combined and summarized
into a single Overall Vehicle
Score of one to five stars
(available only online at
www.safercar.gov
).
2012
Taurus NHTSA Results
Crash Test
Ratings
Frontal Barrier – Driver
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Frontal Barrier – Passenger
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Side Barrier – Driver
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Side Barrier – Passenger
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Side Pole – Driver
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Rollover
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Overall Rating
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