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Car safety

Safest cars by type

2007 safest trucks

We turned to the New Car Assessment Program, a branch of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to determine the safest new trucks on the market.

How ratings were determined


Chevrolet Silverado 1500
2WD & 4WD, Regular cab

Honda Ridgeline
4WD, 4 door, side air bags

Dodge Dakota
2WD & 4WD, Extended cab

2007 Mitsubishi Raider
2WD & 4WD, Club

GMC Sierra 1500
2WD & 4WD, Regular cab

2007 Toyota Tacoma
2WD & 4WD, 4 door

How ratings were determined: Trucks were rated in four categories: impact to the driver in a frontal crash; impact to the passenger in a frontal crash; impact to riders in the front seat during a side-impact crash; and the likelihood of a rollover in a single-vehicle crash. These trucks received the highest rating of five stars in at least three of those categories, and no fewer than four stars in the remaining category.

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