2026 GMC Sierra 1500

large pickup / Crew cab pickup

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Standard system	Advanced
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (night)
Standard system	Advanced

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Standard lane departure warning & prevention
Optional rear automatic braking

Key

Good

Acceptable

Marginal

Poor

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

Small overlap front

The small overlap front evaluation consists of a driver-side and a passenger-side component. If the results of the two evaluations differ, then the combined small overlap rating is equal to the lower rating.

Driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Crew Cab 2wd
Rating applies to 2019-26 models

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab were redesigned for the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall driver-side evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1813
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	7
Footrest (cm)	22
Left toepan (cm)	28
Brake pedal (cm)	11
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	3
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	4
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	9
Upper dash (cm)	9
Lower instrument panel (cm)	9

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1813
Head
HIC-15	110
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	11
Maximum Nij	0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm)	23
Femur (kN)
Left	0.7
Right	0.9
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	3
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.36
Right	0.99
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	3.7
Right	2.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	151
Right	75

Passenger-side

Tested vehicle: 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Crew Cab 2wd
Rating applies to 2019-26 models

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab was redesigned for the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall passenger-side evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEP1825
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	14
Footrest (cm)	26
Right toepan (cm)	30
Center toepan (cm)	27
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	1
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	16
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	20
Upper dash (cm)	18
Right lower dash (cm)	17

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEP1825
Head
HIC-15	123
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	18
Maximum Nij	0.24
Chest maximum compression (mm)	19
Femur (kN)
Left	3.8
Right	3.5
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	10
Right	8
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	1
Right	1
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.81
Right	1.10
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.7
Right	2.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	116
Right	93

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEP1825
Head
HIC-15	36
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Extension bending moment (Nm)	10
Maximum Nij	0.14
Chest maximum compression (mm)	20
Femur (kN)
Left	0.0
Right	0.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	0
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.29
Right	0.16
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	0.4
Right	0.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	40
Right	34

About the small overlap front test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)

System details

standard Automatic Emergency Braking/Front Pedestrian Braking

Overall evaluation	Advanced Advanced
This rating applies to all 2023-26 models

Crossing child

In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 4 mph.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 11 mph.

Crossing adult

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 32 mph. A warning was issued 2.2 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (night)

System details

standard Automatic Emergency Braking/Front Pedestrian Braking

Overall evaluation	Advanced Advanced
Includes high-beam assist credit
Applies to all 2023-26 models

Crossing adult

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, impact speed was reduced by 23 mph.

Parallel adult

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 26 mph when using its high beams and a warning was issued 1.8 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, impact speed was reduced by 21 mph and a warning was issued 1.6 seconds before impact.

About pedestrian front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2019-26 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Denali
Seat type	leather

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware. It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor only.

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	none available
3
3	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	24
Clearance angle (degrees)	82
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	28
Clearance angle (degrees)	80
Tether anchor
Location	Other seating position
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 22

Lower anchor A
No lower latch for this seat position
Lower anchor B
No lower latch for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location	Other seating position
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 23

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	29
Clearance angle (degrees)	82
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	27
Clearance angle (degrees)	68
Tether anchor
Location	Other seating position
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation