Regulation & Safety

Ford, Ram adopt low-tech solution for tough IIHS test

The yellow and red brackets helped the 2015 Ford F-150 SuperCrew earn a Top Safety Pick, IIHS said.
August 03, 2015 05:00 AM
Headed for the wall

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just begun testing full-size pickups. Here is the remaining test schedule.

September: 2015 Ram 1500 Crew Cab

October: 2016 Ram 1500 Quad Cab

December: 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, crew and extended cab

TBD: 2016 Ford F-150 SuperCab*

*To be retested after additional “countermeasures” installed

Note: IIHS has no plans to date to test the Nissan Titan, Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon

Source: IIHS

In the high-tech world of pickups, where sensors and computers regularly outnumber cylinders, often the best solutions are the simplest.

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