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75-MPH Rear-Impact Crash Tested*

Ford Police Interceptors are the only vehicles in the world engineered to meet this test.* In addition, the SPACE (Side Protection And Cabin Enhancement) Architecture,® with structural reinforcement, works to protect officers on the job.
*The full-size spare tire secured in the factory location is necessary to achieve police-rated 75-MPH rear-impact crash-test performance attributes.
Rear view of ford police interceptor utility
Door of police interceptor utility

Available Level IV+ Ballistic Door Panels

Tested and meets the requirements of NIJ Standard 0108.01 Level IV:

  • .30-06 M2 AP 166 gr. (7.62 x 63 APM2 10.8 g)

Per LAPD requirements, they’re also designed to withstand special threat rounds:

  • 7.62 x 54R LPS 9.65 g
  • 7.62 x 51 mm M61 9.75 g (.308 Winchester 150.5 gr.)

In addition, Level IV includes all of the NIJ Level III and LAPD rounds listed in Level III.
Ballistic door panel

Available Level III+ Ballistic Door Panels

Tested and meets the requirements of NIJ Standard 0108.01 Level III+:

  • 7.62 x 51 mm 9.7 g M80 (.308 Winchester 150 gr.)

Per LAPD requirements, they’re also designed to withstand special threat rounds: 

  • 7.62 x 39 mm MSC 7.9 g (Type 56)
  • 5.56 x 45 mm M193 3.36 g
  • 5.56 x 45 mm M855 4 g

Structural Integrity

Advanced safety technology helps absorb the energy of a collision and to direct the impact forces away from the occupants. Additionally, crumple zones are strategically placed in the frame or body of the vehicle, further absorbing and dissipating the energy of a crash to reduce intrusion into the occupant compartment.
 
 
Safety cage of the police interceptor utility

Personal Safety System™

The standard Personal Safety System employs a network of sophisticated sensors that controls the operation of the vehicle’s airbags* and front safety belts. It assesses the size of the occupant in the passenger seat, determining what airbags to deploy during a collision. Sensors are also programmed specifically to distinguish between rounds being fired from a gun and the impact of a collision, to prevent inadvertent deployment during a firefight.
*Always wear your safety belt and secure children in the rear seat.
The dashboard and instrument cluster of the ford police interceptor utility
Ford police interceptor airbags deployed

Safety Canopy® System

The standard Ford Safety Canopy System deploys side-curtain airbags for outside passenger head protection in the event of a rollover accident. They are designed to inflate between an occupant’s head and the side window, even when an occupant’s head is leaning toward the window.
Close up of a seat airbag tag

Side Airbags

Standard side airbags are mounted in the upper outside edge of the front driver and passenger seat backs.
   

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