2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

large pickup / Extended cab pickup

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Basic

Other available safety features

  • Optional lane departure warning

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

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

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Double Cab 2wd
Rating applies to 2014-18 models

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab were redesigned for the 2014 model year.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF1601
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 4
Left (cm) 5
Center (cm) 15
Right (cm) 8
Brake pedal (cm) 7
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 1
Right (cm) 1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 3
Rearward (cm) -3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF1601
Head
HIC-15 258
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 23
Maximum Nij 0.39
Chest maximum compression (mm) 18
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.1
Femur force - right (kN) 0.3
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.36
Maximum tibia index - right 0.74
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 66
Right 81

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Double Cab 2wd
Rating applies to 2014-18 models

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab were redesigned for the 2014 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES1604
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -21.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1604
Head HIC-15 83
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Compression (kN) 0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 21
Lateral force (kN) 1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 23
Average deflection (mm) 20
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.22
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.30
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.9
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.7
Combined force (kN) 4.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.1
L-M moment (Nm) 94
A-P moment (Nm) -14

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1604
Head HIC-15 116
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.2
Compression (kN) 0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 32
Lateral force (kN) 1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 42
Average deflection (mm) 29
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.91
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.78
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.8
Combined force (kN) 2.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.2
L-M moment (Nm) 102
A-P moment (Nm) -32

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS Double Cab 2wd
Rating applies to 2014-18 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 5,093 lbs
Peak force 23,993 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.71

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seat

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth seat
Geometry
Backset (mm) 29
Distance below top of head (mm) 35
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 14.5
Head contact time (ms) 54
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 405

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

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • optional Forward Collision Alert

Package name

  • optional Driver Alert Package
Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
Basic
Basic
with optional equipment
Applies to 2014-16 models
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • Autobrake not available.

About the original front crash prevention test