2012 Dodge Ram 1500

large pickup / Extended cab pickup

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2009-12 models

Tested vehicle: 2016 Ram 1500 ST Quad Cab 2wd

The Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab was redesigned for the 2009 model year. The make name "Dodge" was officially changed to "Ram" beginning with the 2013 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the moderate overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury.

Forces on the left foot were just high enough to indicate the possibility of injuries.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1603
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	6
Left (cm)	8
Center (cm)	7
Right (cm)	2
Brake pedal (cm)	2
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	0
Rearward (cm)	-2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1603
Head
HIC-15	143
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)	21
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	25
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	2.3
Femur force - right (kN)	1.1
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.47
Maximum tibia index - right	0.26
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	3.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	155
Right	70

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2012 models built after January 2012

Tested vehicle: 2016 Ram 1500 Tradesman Quad Cab 2wd

The Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab was redesigned for the 2009 model year. 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. (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.)

The make name "Dodge" was officially changed to "Ram" beginning with the 2013 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

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

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags 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.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	CES1602
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-15.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1602
Head HIC-15	92
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	26
Lateral force (kN)	0.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	44
Average deflection (mm)	39
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.80
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.77
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.9
Combined force (kN)	3.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	37
A-P moment (Nm)	-15

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1602
Head HIC-15	285
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	0.9
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	42
Lateral force (kN)	1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	43
Average deflection (mm)	29
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.97
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.62
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.5
Combined force (kN)	2.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	64
A-P moment (Nm)	-52

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2009-12 models

Tested vehicle: 2016 Ram 1500 Tradesman Quad Cab 2wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	5,120 lbs
Peak force	16,255 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	3.17

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power cloth seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power cloth seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	61
Distance below top of head (mm)	37
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	8.6
Head contact time (ms)	74
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	21
Max neck tension (N)	527

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.