Most pickups need better passenger-side protection - IIHS News

IIHS news release • March 21, 2019 Most pickups need better passenger-side protection ARLINGTON, Va. — The majority of pickups recently put through the passenger-side small overlap front test struggled to maintain their structure, but two trucks — the Ford F-150 and the Nissan Titan — earn a good rating. The F-150 and the Titan join the Ram 1500, whose good rating in the test was released late last year. The Honda Ridgeline, which earns an acceptable rating in the passenger-side test, is the only pickup so far to qualify for the 2019 TOP SAFETY PICK award, thanks to available good-rated headlights, which the other models all lack, and available superior-rated front crash prevention. The Ridgeline qualifies for the award only when equipped with those features. The Toyota Tacoma also earns an acceptable rating in the passenger-side test, but it falls short of an award because of headlights. In total, IIHS has rated 11 crew cab pickups in the passenger-side test — four small and seven large. The Toyo