2021-2022 RAM 2500 / 3500 / 4500 Crew Cab NHTSA Full-Overlap Frontal Crash Test

[@beaus3472]

Amazing how well everything forward of the leading door edge crumpled, and not much else.

[@CreepinCreeper145]

The bed frame did bend though :(

[@nononono4006]

@@CreepinCreeper145 With that kind of damage it doesn’t really matter anyways, the truck is totaled, the only thing that really matters at that point is that the cabin is OK, they’ve gotten a lot better since the previous generation.

[@csh000]

8:06 The passenger floor board was pushed up and in. The glovebox was pushed into the passenger knees.

[@allananaya8377]

Well yeah? It’s a front end collision I wouldn’t expect the bed to be crumbled? Common sense not so common anymore or?

[@catsbyondrepair]

@@nononono4006 if they were better the front wouldn't cave in

[@VFio689]

They painted the underside of that truck like they are getting ready for sema

[@Cohhor]

Best comment

[@abrahamestrada2206]

@@Cohhor no u

[@Cohhor]

@@abrahamestrada2206 🥺👉👈

[@Invrexs]

Sema nutz boi haha gottem

[@wyattcalton2438]

looks to me like they hired a mexican to paint it

[@MattB-sr2kk]

I already crashed tested my new 2020 dually against a drunk driver the family and I walk away fine so I got me a 2021 the truck saved are life’s

[@ricksadler797]

God bless bud. Anything you can walk away from is awesome by comparison 😎👍

[@masonlynch1793]

Our*

[@jamesdennis2058]

Our lives, not are life’s. But I’m glad a you all are okay.

[@ErinHoneyBunny]

@@jamesdennis2058 "but I'm glad a you all are okay" your grammar isn't really good either tho.

[@jamesdennis2058]

@@ErinHoneyBunny My grammar is fine, my typing isn’t that great.

[@nikpridy9589]

I wish my tow mirrors could deploy like that every time

[@Itsa_Mea]

Run it into a wall and they probably will.

[@Chedy2008]

@@Itsa_Mea 😂😂😂

[@buckshotgeorge7201]

Holly shit that’s funny!!!!

[@nicoleandseankepler7777]

Here in Texas I thought they came straight off the lot folded out.

[@bmx12521]

I swear if this comet wasn’t here I probably would’ve never noticed that! That is the funniest shit I’ve ever had someone catch

[@stuartpickles6907]

And it still pulled a car trailer to the track that night.

[@brentbarnett9224]

NHSTA~ Hey we need to test your 3/4 ton send us one please. RAM~ Fellas NHSTA need one of our truck to test. We are going to send the Hemi not the Cummins.

[@aidanmorgan6291]

probably because its the cheapest engine ram has and it's going to be destroyed anyways

[@BigGroupHug]

@@aidanmorgan6291 NHTSA buying the cheap model to save money on their budget. The OEM still tests every engine configuration in the case of abnormalities on the bigger heavier motors light those iron block turbodiesel, they have a more "pointed" load, more chassis/firewall deformation.

[@brentbarnett9224]

Yall goobers are taking a bad joke to serious.

[@dallasdelano8235]

no they are saving the cummins. i see it as a fair sacrifice to save the models with the cummins

[@David_Mash]

The cummins is "In Transit"

[@Skyhawk1998]

Fitting a truck that long into frame can't have been easy.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

Wat

[@Firebird-ru7je]

@@ToyotaNutjob big ass truck in the camera shot lol

[@Bartonovich52]

That’s why you widen out or move back.. lol.

[@Skyhawk1998]

@@ToyotaNutjob Heavy duty RAMs with quad cabs and full length beds are hilariously long.

[@hamiltoncooper3603]

No, it can’t have been.

[@artiedelimitros9443]

Glad their using the gas trucks instead of wasting the diesels!

[@1spunkymonkey2]

Same thing goes when they test muscle cars, it is nice to see them use the car with the lesser engine and save the desirable one

[@jamesdennis2058]

As much as I hate trucks, it still hurts to see brand new vehicles of any type being destroyed before anyone can use and enjoy them.

[@aidanmorgan6291]

@@jamesdennis2058 I hope they at least are sent to a junkyard to be used as parts instead of sitting in the warehouse for the rest of their lives

[@mattoklynskey6462]

Should have been the whole line up of 19-20 Cummins with cp4 pumps. Truck is trash

[@paulcochran5785]

It's just one truck, it ain't like theres 100000 more of them just like it 🙄

[@chrislloyd8461]

Being able to open the front doors after a crash is awesome. I love my 2019 2500.

[@dewboy13]

I have a 2019 2500 as well. Absolutely love it. I've been waiting to see a crash test with the same body style. They finally did it!

[@chrislloyd8461]

I have the shorter bed. Nice to see the rear end not leave the ground even if this was at 35mph.

[@dewboy13]

@@chrislloyd8461 I have the 6 1/2 foot bed as well. Much easier to get around as a daily driver. Couldn't imagine having that extra foot and a half bed, and trying to park in any modern parking lot

[@REWYRED]

I have a '19 2500 as well with a regular cab and long box... God damn has Ram made a nice truck. Fingers crossed, mine has the Cummins which is also an amazing engine but I hope it's not going to be troublesome with the emissions junk or injector pump issues.

[@krazi77]

I love how all the plastic debris from the front hits the floor 5 seconds after the truck bounces back from the impact.

[@zsowle50]

I cracked up on that one. Like a big bag of poo hit the floor lol.

[@masoncannon3616]

We have been struck! TOW MIRRORS! ATTACKKKKK!!!!!!!!

[@oil1252]

lmfao!!

[@codydonovan7356]

So that’s how you automatically flip out your mirrors!!! Good to know

[@LTCEZIO]

It went for a German shepherd to a pug in the blink of an eye

[@jaykreed2718]

I have this exact truck! Have never seen another olive green on the road

[@4wdiesels]

I can't believe how much energy there is with a big heavy truck like this doing 35mph! If I would have to guess the speed by the amount of damage, I would have guessed at least 55mph. That was a lot of energy absorbed. The cab stayed intact.

[@danshobbies13]

That should buff right out. It’s just slightly used with low mileage

[@prestonfaust4267]

12 miles.

[@kyleblascak8814]

Typical Ram, still trying to flip the tow mirrors up right down to the bitter end.

[@davidlogel2350]

With the big difference in weight between the hemi and the diesel it makes you wonder which one would perform better in this crash test.

[@Glokens]

Isn't the 5.7 mostly aluminum and the diesel 6.7 cast iron? Maybe the lighter engine would crumple more?

[@jamesthomas9153]

The block is cast iron. And that was a 6.4 Hemi, not the 5.7.

[@davidlogel2350]

@@jamesthomas9153 yes you can see the badge on the side of the hood. There is still a big difference in the weight of the two engines.

[@williamheinsinger7390]

Solid built the windshield didn't even Crack, Very Impressive Ram 👏

[@trucker1375]

I thought it did fairly well, I have the drivers and passenger seats all the way back on my 19 ram 2500. They had those seat up close to the dash. Overall I'd rather be in the ram than the aluminum foil ford or the tin can gm

[@farmerboy9029]

Rams are aluminum too

[@ervinzefi8662]

@@farmerboy9029 hood and tailgate

[@melissaclark4912]

Go watch the 1500gm, it did a lot better than that cheap ass pile of shit dodge

[@srtoscar6961]

@@melissaclark4912 how are they cheap?

[@electric6877]

@@farmerboy9029 so the aluminum in rams is better than the one in fords. I will say the new fords have cool tech but for reliability long term I like the Chevys better. Dodge is a nice luxury truck though

[@VFio689]

I’d like to see these same test while max towing a trailer. I bet they would have to Lower all the tow rating if they did that kind of testing

[@Itsa_Mea]

🤦‍♂️🤫

[@foxwithshades7080]

Honestly though. Pick up truck tow ratings are getting way too high. It's going to be unsafe. 1500 towing 9000lbs-14000lbs when it should 10000lbs max, 2500 towing 15000lbs-23000lbs when it should be 15000lbs max, 3500 towing 26000lbs-40000lbs when its should be 25000lbs max.

[@VFio689]

@@foxwithshades7080 that’s what I’m saying. You pretty much need a CDL now just to max out a 2500. My 2020Hemi 6.4 rates at 17k. I think they should stop upping towing rating and work on ride, Hp and economy

[@Itsa_Mea]

Don't forget the trailer is required to have brakes too. What gives you the opinion the ratings are too high? Should they lower semi's from 80k to 65k based on your evaluation? I think the enginerds have more documentation and facts to support that the trucks are more than capable.

[@DieselJunkie12v]

@@foxwithshades7080 Right leave it to Dodge. Just because the trucks can doesn’t mean it should be an option.

[@TheWitness10]

35 mph and did that much damage? I hit another car going 35 in a 2002 Cougar and it barely crumpled the hood and was fixed in a week. Air bags didn't even deploy.

[@Idontwantahandle6669]

More weight means more kinetic energy.

[@JMc-hg1vd]

I would really like to see what happens to the person in the middle on the front benchseat option.

[@princeofdeath7696]

I'd love to get one of these trucks just to use as a parts truck.

[@rickitysplitz7035]

I know I am used to shortbeds, but jeez, that is long.

[@42cdiver]

i would like to see how this truck with the diesel option and regular box would do

[@baller562009]

It would be the same

[@42cdiver]

@@baller562009 would it though, the engine is much bigger and alot more mass... that has to affect the overall performance in a collision with a non deformable surface

[@codydonovan7356]

It’s would be the same. Same frame, suspension etc... the engine is heavier but the result wouldn’t change that much

[@jamesglenn520]

The motor no matter what it is goes back so far and down. If you watch the bottom of the truck from the side even at this speed. You can see the transfer case and transmission is already on a back and down path.

[@Bartonovich52]

Lol... I can’t believe people still believe this bullshit. An engine is a LIABILITY in a crash.. NOT an asset. Engines are only mounted to the frame for support and have to be isolated. Doesn’t matter how many foot pounds of torque you have.. those motor mounts are GONE in a crash. And unless it’s engineered right.. that nice long heavy cast iron inline six is going straight through the dashboard! Which is why when Volvo invented crumple zones decades ago, they made it so the engine goes down and underneath the firewall rather than crushing the passenger compartment.

[@eeeman1584]

I'm surprised the transmission didn't fall off.

[@jsboening]

Do you need a captains license to drive something that long?

[@roundsm18]

No... not usually. The crew cab long bed has been a thing for years. Short beds becoming popular with functional cabs was distressing to people who actually use their truck beds for its full purpose. Hard to tow a fifth wheel with a short bed. Need to buy a slider hitch. Hard to put a ton of hay in the short bed, it dimensionally doesn’t fit correctly. Plywood - that’s hard, hopefully you didn’t need the full sheet because you’re not fitting in there either unless you have no desire to close your tailgate.

[@Bartonovich52]

@ roundsm18 That’s why I drove a minivan for so many years. It was hilarious in the building yard watching guys with pickup trucks and 6.5 or 5.5 foot boxes try to decide whether to scratch their cab roof or have the tail gate closed with sheets at an angle or open with them flat.. and messing around with ratchet straps, red flags, and prayers in the pouring rain hoping those sheets wouldn’t wind up in someone’s windshield... while I threw mine straight in the back-either seats removed or folded down-closed the lift gate, and drove away. It’s always fun to mention that they have delivery and trucks with 8 foot boxes for rent for less than $50 a day too to really make their truck seem absolutely useless.

[@keeganking4160]

The mirrors went into full ghost trailer mode on impact 😂

[@obsmason930]

If you can’t dodge it ram it

[@therambler0001]

😆

[@jeremylakenes6859]

I want to see the difference with an ARB Bull Bar

[@josephpeoples2621]

I really like the color on this truck.

[@wv02m]

front seats were put in the far forward position.

[@slonon6410]

why is it that the shoulder belt never locks and the drivers face slams into the steering wheel? it's every test, any manufacturer , but if I reach for the heater controls the stupid thing locks up or if I'm trying to put it on it locks up. wtf?

[@waychillbro]

Nice paint color.

[@jennatolls904]

what configuration is that RAM??? things longer than a night in jail.

[@charlescummings2205]

I thought the truck did pretty good until I see the floor on the passenger side. WOW

[@GaryGang911]

Can somebody check and see if the dashboard is broken

[@chuckjones4343]

I can understand the front end crumpling to absorb energy since it's something built into all vehicles these days, but I'm just wondering why the seatbelts didn't lock up to keep the dummies off of the dash and steering wheel. I know when I slam on my brakes or hit a speed bump/hump to fast, mine lock up immediately to keep me in my seat. Those seat belts aren't doing any good if they just let you fly forward like that in a frontal crash, let alone a side impact or rollover in my opinion

[@Nick-bb4nk]

What do you think the airbags are for? If you think someone, somewhere, who gets paid a lot more money than you do didn't design whatever they designed to make exactly what you saw happen happen, you're a tool.

[@Levo75]

It's difficult to calibrate before actually testing. I'm sure R&D got wind of this.

[@johnbennett1079]

Are they changing the 2022 to the 1500 body style?

[@mesropmadzharyan6727]

I wonder what they do with the car after sell it auction ??

[@DL101ca]

0.25 reveals the cause of the crash ...the dummy had his foot under the brake pedal not over !!!

[@nicholaslopes1158]

dont you just love ram look how safe those trucks are

[@TreyDixon1380]

2:26 I love How the tow mirrors came out😀

[@OG_COOKIE]

looks pretty solid considering how long the truck is, but is it really only at 35mph? damage seems heavier than that

[@takuachemamalona5899]

It's really heavy

[@twoeightythreez]

That’s a lot of weight to suddenly stop from 35mph. The full frontal test simulates hitting a vehicle of equal mass going 35mph head on So most likely in the real world the damage will be a lot less severe because the likelihood of this truck hitting a smaller and lighter vehicle are high

[@dewboy13]

Ya, that's a 7,000 lb vehicle.

[@marcoschacon1768]

Sweet l love my RAM 2500

[@AlarakTheHighLord]

They had to reinforce the wall or the truck would have driven straight through it

[@wyattcalton2438]

hey ive done this same test in my truck but i used a tree and a 2007 dodge

[@cablenowadays6586]

seeing a truck like this get smashed makes me feel a lot less safe driving 75 mph daily in a 98 xj with no airbags

[@TONY_F.I.T]

Why crash into a wall?

[@woody4u247]

That's alotta Truck to instantly stop cold. It did very well. The crumple zones did their job absorbing impact energy & the passenger compartment was unaffected.... in the real world... vehicles usually hit other vehicles and the heavier vehicle usually wins by reversing direction of the lighter one... considering the wall doesn't move.. it did excellent.

[@justinalmaguer5245]

So did they live?

[@BIGREDTECH]

Had a coworker get T boned in one, then two weeks later rolled the second one lol on service body chassis

[@catchfishhunthogs104]

Can you imagine the prius it just hit

[@howardstenlund2324]

Show the Ram 2500 hitting a prius head on.

[@dosomething8712]

they should do the test with the luxury top of the line one to see what "options" money can buy for a crash.

[@priority19]

I dont think it had the cummins diesel in it.. id like to see that one

[@dancobin1985]

Greatest truck the good lord ever made.

[@freedomliberty7611]

Actually the worst vehicle in reliability. Worst than all other vehicles including cars. Very last .

[@freedomliberty7611]

Plus the frame bent at the bed/ cab

[@jamesglenn520]

@@freedomliberty7611 How can you quote reliability on a truck that is a 2021? And any truck with a wheelbase that long is going to bend because of the weight behind the cab.

[@uslt5028]

and that's only 35mph?

[@johndemeen5575]

The passenger looks happy, the driver is wondering where his cellphone is. They probably stole the truck, and were running from the police! Thanks from.St. Paul Minnesota.

[@1320fastback]

If the new ones are this good my old 1992 that I drive daily must be awesome!

[@AircraftMechanic-AP]

Huh

[@Bartonovich52]

That’s not how it works... lol.

[@1320fastback]

@@Bartonovich52 wait wut?

[@Itsrang]

Is it just me or the tires look small

[@jessemarchese7245]

Must be the cheap fleet wheels like the rest of the truck from what i can tell

[@jimhenry3992]

What does is do if ran into the back of a flatbed?

[@oldgringo66]

If you want to know how this size Ram truck does in a real crash there is a video of someone wrecking his new truck at high speed. Over 70 mph and rolling it end over end. Completely destroying it. Yes he walked away.

[@crutler]

You wouldn’t by chance be able to find that video would you?

[@oldgringo66]

@@crutler can't find it now but look at NTSBgov/ truck crash Texas.

[@catsbyondrepair]

Nobody walks from a car crash at those speeds.

[@kunu98]

Surprised the drive line didn’t get twisted

[@MikeHunt-nu9lf]

Not a realistic real world test, the tow mirrors weren't flipped out

[@danielgoodman9073]

They were automatic

[@tcwaterdrill]

just how many trucks hit a block wall square on?

[@kevintomb]

it is to simulate 2 identical vehicles hitting each other head on. Has NOTHING To do with a block wall......wow, where have you been? This testing has been going on for decades...

[@Bartonovich52]

It’s called a controlled test, dumbass.

[@nickrenninger9356]

Great job Ram!

[@an2niotransitproductions813]

Wow that truck is huge!

[@mr.mopedmadness3441]

The wheels are just really small 😂🤣

[@christopherbonanno1120]

That’s what she said

[@topgunsnake720]

Did you see the Florsheims on that dummy?

[@hiker1able]

Is it me or does there seem to be a lot of slack with the seatbelts?

[@Michael_ryan91]

Truck did great!

[@freedomliberty7611]

Frame bent

[@dodgeguyz]

@@freedomliberty7611 Supposed to!

[@flight2k5]

@@freedomliberty7611 so?

[@Drumsticksmcgee]

@@freedomliberty7611 not like the truck will be fixed

[@npc5569]

35 mph and the truck didn’t absorb impact well, at 35 you are looking at serious leg damage

[@toofastnobrakes]

How did it score?

[@aidancone983]

When it went back after hitting the wall it looked like they dropped a lego set

[@c.m.7037]

That front end is FLAT!

[@TheGamingChad.]

does it share the same cabin as the 2009 dodge ram?

[@paulc3455]

Nope newer ones got bigger cab due to larger doors in backseat of cab.

[@TheGamingChad.]

@@paulc3455 they share the same shape and door handles though, i am aware of the mega cab that is a foot longer

[@paulc3455]

@@TheGamingChad. Right I thought 09 had 3rd gen body style I thought it changed to 4th gen in 2010 so yes they are same cab.

[@johnpaul9606]

WOW! Nothing left of the front end and that's at 35 mph imagine 70 mph

[@Adventureswithmike1]

Yes they crash tested that at 60 miles an hour the whole truck would fold in half

[@paulsosa1872]

They need to do more real world testing how often does someone crash into a flat wall at 35mph.

[@twoeightythreez]

If you hit a wall at 70 you are most likely dead no matter how well the vehicle holds up so why bother!

[@timothycasillas4037]

Is this vehicle a safe option?

[@davesendit1348]

Absolutely. It handled that crash quite well

[@jamesglenn520]

And you don't have to die waiting for them to Cut you out of the wreckage. They just open the doors!!

[@Bartonovich52]

Not really. Because these trucks rarely hit a wall head on like that. The most common collisions are offset with smaller vehicles. And unlike what you think would happen, the smaller vehicle doesn’t get destroyed. The truck usually mounts the vehicle with one tire, and rotational inertia and high centre of gravity does the rest. Like a 220 pound bouncer getting his foot swept by a 130 pound black belt. The little hatchback has a bunch of bent sheet metal and broken glass and plastic. The truck has rolled 8 times and all of the active restraints were finished after the first roll. One dead of blunt force trauma and internal hemorrhaging, one dead from a C spine fracture due to whiplash, and two others in critical care with various lacerations, contusions, and broken bones. Probably because the driver thought he was invincible and drove as such. But don’t take my word for it. Watch dash cam footage that shows big trucks and SUVs losing to small cars over and over and over.

[@turdferguson2839]

Suprised the front tires and wheels stayed intact, not bad.

[@Madhuntr]

flatbed looks still good can i have that?

[@nater9524]

All I wanna know is what brand name battery is in that Ram cos the lights are still on and even the instrument panel is on! Walmart needs to get their shit together!

[@aidanmorgan6291]

*their

[@nater9524]

@@aidanmorgan6291"read" "read" / "tear" "tear" who cares? thanks for the for the reply tho!

[@minkoishcomer1437]

Sooo... fail or pass?

[@markgerega6507]

Why do they test it at 35mph. not every reck is 35mph.

[@markmel6339]

That's the standard each vehicle is tested at. Then you can have an even comparison between different manufacturers

[@artiedelimitros9443]

It’s the standard and the facility their using I’m sure workplace safety becomes compromised if they do that at high rates of speed.

[@ervinzefi8662]

Not every crash is against a concrete wall either .

[@rjmidwest6911]

little odd how long it took the airbags to deploy considering the belts didn't automatically tension up.

[@DF-et4gs]

They started the eject process pretty quick, and were there to catch the dummies. How much faster do they need to be? Seemed to do the job.

[@Scribles]

Amazing how much plastic fell off the front

[@charliemckellips]

Why is it that the crash test truck has a trailer brake controller but my damn 3500 diesel didn’t come with one???

[@SupramanTRD]

Damn I just realized my 3500 doesn't have one either

[@charliemckellips]

@@SupramanTRD yeah I bought mine, signed the papers, and realized there wasn’t one there. 🤦‍♂️

[@chucksteak7685]

If they used my ‘02 S10, all you’d see is rust cloud on impact.

[@notdrgrey]

so the 2500 they should have tested the diesel bc the torque on it is different and the chassis has to be stronger for the dully so i am surprised they tested the hemi not the diesel

[@jesseshaffer6105]

It's weird that its the tightest seating position. These have a large range to maximize access for all people. Yes, if a 12 year old hits a tree on a farm at this speed - this will be the result

[@orm865]

Shoulda tested the ram 2500 with a Cummins

[@masoncarver460]

I dont understand this test what are the odds your gonna run head on into a solid concrete idk to many trucks or cars gonna pass that test

[@rjmidwest6911]

not necessarily about pass and fail but more about can the occupants survive. Its impossible to mimick every possible front end collision so they make a sort of all in one test. If the occupants survive this then they'll likely be ok in a slower speed crash into something just as hard or a higher speed crash into something softer,

[@justanotheraviator2357]

Why do ram trucks always bend the frame

[@mattchewynichols5217]

35 mph 😳crazy

[@fordmud]

I didn't know that the HD dodges came with tow mirrors that folded.

[@cameronclark6413]

Look at all those pieces

[@drivexyz2297]

proof that dodge makes the best trucks

[@kidnamedfinger6323]

That's one long truck

[@bobbylobby840]

Does anyone know what brand of shoes the dummy has? They look sick.

[@nightwolf883]

I drive me of these for work, if I didn’t feel safe in it before, I do know

[@carmen_playz_2112]

that long bed is cool