2025 Ram 1500

large pickup / Crew cab pickup

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Side: updated test

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Seat belt reminders
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Standard 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.

Side: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2023 Ram 1500 Big Horn Crew Cab 4wd
Rating applies to 2019-25 models

The Ram 1500 Crew Cab was redesigned for the 2019 model year. The earlier design remained in production for the 2019-20 model years and was called the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab. The ratings on this page do not apply to the Classic.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
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

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES2310
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-18.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES2310
Head
HIC-15	27
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	12
Lateral force (kN)	0.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	15
Average deflection (mm)	12
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.57
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.10
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	2.7

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES2310
Head
HIC-15	58
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	0.9
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	40
Lateral force (kN)	1.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	21
Average deflection (mm)	14
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.57
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.28
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	2.6

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Seat belt reminders

Rating applies to 2022-25 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Front row
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
Duration	Long enough (90+ seconds)
Volume
Audio frequency
Second row
Startup status alert (visual)	None

Technical measurements for this test

Background cabin sound pressure level at 24 km/h	52 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 24 km/h	68 dB
Difference between background and signal	16.7 dB
Background cabin sound pressure level at 40 km/h	56 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 40 km/h	70 dB
Difference between background and signal	13.8 dB
Dominant audio frequency	784 Hz

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Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Limited Crew Cab
Seat type	leather

This vehicle has 3 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

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
	not 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
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
3
3	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not 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)	0-2
Force (lbs)	5
Clearance angle (degrees)	75
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	2
Clearance angle (degrees)	71
Tether anchor
Location	Back wall
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
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	13
Clearance angle (degrees)	71
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	29
Clearance angle (degrees)	60
Tether anchor
Location	Back wall
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)	0-2
Force (lbs)	8
Clearance angle (degrees)	66
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	7
Clearance angle (degrees)	66
Tether anchor
Location	Back wall
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