Ford and Others Play the Safety Star Rating Dance - PickupTrucks.com
NHTSA does front, side and overall testing — with rollover ratings mostly based on a mathematical calculation — and awards a one- to five-star rating for each test along with an an overall safety rating. The 2015 F-150 SuperCrew received a five-star rating in frontal and side impact testing, and four stars in rollover testing, getting a five-star overall rating. For comparison purposes, the 2014 all-steel F-150 SuperCrew had a four-star overall rating, three stars for frontal impact and five stars for side impact. Rollover ratings for the 2014 were four stars for the 4x2 and three stars for the 4x4. So the new aluminum F-150 has much better crash ratings than earlier versions of the pickup. For reference, let’s look at the most significant half-ton to debut before the all-new 2015 F-150, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado (and GMC Sierra) 1500. When the 2013 Chevy half-ton 4x4 crew cab was tested, it scored four stars in the frontal crash... The next year (2014), when an all-new Silverado 1500 4x4 crew cab debuted, it received five stars for frontal and side impact, and five stars overall. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
