2022 GMC Sierra 1500

large pickup / Crew cab pickup

2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew cab pickup
2019 GMC Sierra 1500 shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Side: updated test

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection
  • Optional lane departure warning
  • Optional lane departure prevention

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.

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2019-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Crew Cab 4wd

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab were redesigned for the 2019 model year. Two tests of the Silverado were conducted because the rear passenger data acquisition system failed during the first test. Driver dummy injuries, rear dummy restraints and kinematics and structural ratings are based on both tests. The rear dummy injury values are based only on the second test.

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

View of the vehicle 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 airbags.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag. The C-pillar trim became completely dislodged during the crash.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES2311 CES2305
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -23.0 -21.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES2311 CES2305
Head
HIC-15 49 91
Peak gs at hard contact no contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.5 0.8
Compression (kN) 0.3 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 13 13
Lateral force (kN) 0.6 0.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 18 19
Average deflection (mm) 16 17
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 1.42 1.71
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.10 0.12
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 2.5 2.5

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES2311
Head
HIC-15 158
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 42
Lateral force (kN) 2.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 54
Average deflection (mm) 39
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.27
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.86
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 1.1

About the side crash test