Four large pickup trucks fared poorly in tests measuring how rear seat passengers fare in some crashes, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Tuesday.
Ford Motor Company reveals the 2024 Ford F-150 pick-up truck in advance of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Nov 7 - "Like most other vehicle classes, large pickups don't perform as well in the new moderate overlap evaluation as they do in the updated side test," said IIHS President David Harkey.
It started using an updated moderate overlap front test in 2022 after research showed risks of a fatal injury is higher for belted occupants in the second row of newer pickup trucks than in the front. All four pickups provided good protection in the front seat but restraint systems in the rear were inadequate.
Toyota declined to comment. GM and Ford did not respond to requests for comment. Stellantis said "we routinely consider third-party ratings and factor them into our product-development process, as appropriate."
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