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The
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
has finally performed
on the completely redesigned
pickup truck, and it’s mostly great news for the Ram. The Crew Cab earned the highest “Good” rating in all six crash tests. Impressively, that includes both the driver and passenger small overlap tests, which has been a rare feat. It’s also the first truck to get a rating in that passenger-side test, thus is also the only truck with a “Good” rating for the crash type.
The 2019 Ram also marks a major improvement over
, which only scored the second-lowest rating of “Marginal” in the driver small overlap test. The passenger side wasn’t tested. The old Ram also only had a “Marginal” roof strength rating.
In addition to having great crash test results, the
also earned the best possible rating for its optional forward collision prevention technology. It was capable of bringing the truck to a complete stop, avoiding a collision at speeds up to 25 mph.
The Ram’s only weak point was its headlights, which were rated “Marginal” at best. Because of the headlight performance, the
didn’t give it a Top Safety Pick award. This is a weak point for most trucks, as the only ones with headlight ratings above “Marginal” are
and the 2018
Sierra. The
is also the only pickup tested by the organization to receive the Top Safety Pick award. With that being said, both the 2019 Ram 1500 as well as the
should qualify for the Top Safety Pick award if headlight performance improves.
Note that the collision prevention and headlight ratings also apply to the Ram 1500 Quad Cab, but that the crash ratings do not. It’s likely the IIHS will test that in the future.
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