2010 Dodge Ram 1500

Rating applies to 2009-12 models

Tested vehicle: 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 ST Crew Cab 2wd

The Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab was redesigned for the 2009 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Chrysler. The make name "Dodge" was officially changed to "Ram" beginning with the 2013 model year.

Rating applies to 2009-12 models built after September 2008 and before February 2012

Tested vehicle: 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Crew Cab 2wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags

The Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab was redesigned for the 2009 model year. Beginning with 2009 models manufactured after September 2008, the front door trim panels were modified to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes. (Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on the driver door or adjacent B-pillar.)

Beginning with 2012 models manufactured after January 2012, side airbags designed to protect drivers' and front passengers' torsos were added to the side curtain airbags previously included, so the listed ratings do not apply to trucks built after this date.

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbag and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.

During the test, the side curtain airbag failed to cover the entire window opening, and smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy's head was hit by the pillar behind the rear door and the dislodged roof trim. (The unpadded steel window frame, directly above the dummy's head in this photo, was pulled away from the occupant compartment, and did not hit the dummy's head.)

Rating applies to 2009-12 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 ST Crew Cab 2wd

Seat type: Power cloth seats