Major collapse of the occupant compartment left little survival space for the driver.
Arrow indicates where rear door was latched to roof rail before crash.
Massive intrusion and pitching forward of the driver seat wedged the dummy into a tight space during the crash. The Ford F-150 was redesigned for the 1997 model year. Special safety features The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the F-150 in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier. Head restraint and bumper designs are evaluated separately. There was massive occupant compartment deformation in the frontal offset crash test, and both doors on the driver side opened partially.