We rank all of the latest 2019 and 2020 full size half ton pickup trucks from the least to the most safe according to the results of the insurance institute for highway safety iihs crash tests.
Full size truck roof safety.
By clifford atiyeh mar 21 2019.
The 2020 ram 1500 crew cab model with optional equipment was the first full size pickup truck to earn a 2019 top safety pick designation from the iihs.
In other words the roof must withstand a force of at least four times the vehicle s weight before the plate crushes the roof by five inches.
To qualify for 2020 top safety pick a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver side and passenger side small overlap front moderate overlap front side roof strength and head restraint tests it also must earn an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention both vehicle.
The organization tested 11 full size models and notes that pickup trucks are generally slower to adopt stronger safety measures than passenger cars.
About the awards and ratings.
Some ratings use a scale of poor to good.
Thanks to great engineering and added structural bracing.
Honda ridgeline top safety pick with specific headlights if the honda ridgeline strikes you as a little different than the other vehicles in this segment that s because it is.
Others range from basic to superior.
The higher the number the better.