Nhtsa - Ford Escape 2013 Manual

2013 NHTSA Ratings
What You Need to Know
• 2013 Escape has not been crash-tested by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA)

• Frontal and side crash test ratings located in the
Government Safety Ratings portion of the window
sticker will read "NOT RATED" until NHTSA tests the
2013 Escape
NoTe: Stay tuned to www.safercar.gov for the latest
Star Ratings for the 2013 model year vehicles.
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(1) Star ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's www.safercar.gov program.
December 2011
Escape
Safety/Security
Crash Test Ratings
In all scenarios, the tests are designed to reproduce
the most common real-life accidents. Instruments
measure the force of the impact and how it transfers
to the vehicle's occupants, and then compares
similar vehicles' test results.
Frontal Crash Test
The frontal crash test simulates a head-on collision
between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35
mph. The test includes dummies to represent an
average-size male in the driver's seat and a small
female in the front-passenger seat.
Side-impact Tests
The side crash test rating represents an intersection-
type collision by having a 3,015-lb. barrier that
replicates the characteristics of the front end of a
vehicle, moving at 38.5 mph into a standing vehicle.
The test includes dummies to represent an average-
size male in the driver's seat and a small female in
the front-passenger seat, as well as a small female in
the driver-side second-row or rear seat.
A pole test, designed to simulate the broadside
impact of a vehicle into a tree or telephone pole at
20 mph, is also conducted. The test includes a
dummy to represent a small female in the
driver's seat.
Rollover Ratings
Rollover rating tests use mathematical formulas that
consider the vehicle's geometric properties and the
number of crash avoidance technologies to determine
the likelihood of a rollover in certain conditions.
Crash Avoidance Technologies
When the tested vehicles come standard with
crash avoidance technology, such as AdvanceTrac
with RSC (Roll Stability Control), these technologies
are listed and the information is posted online at
www.safercar.gov.
overall Vehicle Score
Frontal crash, side-impact and rollover ratings are
combined and summarized into a single Overall
Vehicle Score of one to five stars. These ratings are
available online at www.safercar.gov.
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