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.
That means it earned a good rating in all.
The organization tested 11 full size models and notes that pickup trucks are generally slower to adopt stronger safety measures than passenger cars.
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.
Thanks to great engineering and added structural bracing.
Others range from basic to superior.
Some ratings use a scale of poor to good.
By clifford atiyeh mar 21 2019.
The higher the number the better.
About the awards and ratings.
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.
While midsize trucks have long employed a rugged body on frame design the ridgeline rides on a unibody platform shared with the pilot and passport suvs.