1999 Ford Explorer

NHTSA Crash Test Number 4542: Photos, Videos, and Safety Context

Crash test summary

2001 FISCAL YEAR RESEARCH LATERAL IMPACT

Primary finding: VEHICLE INTO VEHICLE

This page collects the locally hosted NHTSA crash-test media for test number 4542 and connects it back to the parent vehicle research page.

Manufacturer	Known WMI(s)	Media inventory
Ford Motor Company, Mexico	1F1 4F4 4M2 4N2 5L1 5LM 2FM 1F1 3FM 4F2 4F4 4M2 4N2 5L1 5LM 3FM	0 videos, 0 photos, 2 reports

Overall safety rating across official safety tests: Not Rated

Latest official crash-test media available: 2026 model year media · Safety ratings last refreshed: 2026 model year coverage

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