The Ram 1500 Crew Cab full-size pickup and the new-for-2019 Jeep_® Cherokee midsize SUV have both earned a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

The rating applies to 2020 Ram 1500 pickups and 2019 trucks produced after May of this year, when equipped with adaptive LED projector headlamps that have high-beam assist and Ram’s Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) technology, Forward Collision Mitigation.

The 2020 Ram 1500 Crew Cab and certain 2019 Crew Cab models are the first full-size pickups to earn Top Safety Pick+ under current IIHS guidelines.

The Ram 1500 achieved the highest possible ratings in each of the six crashworthiness tests conducted by IIHS. Of the six crashworthiness evaluations, three simulate frontal impacts. And the Ram 1500 recorded “good” results in each, the highest possible rating. Outcomes were the same in the three remaining crashworthiness tests, which inflict damage consistent with a side impact, rear impact and a rollover.

Forward Collision Mitigation in the Ram 1500 earned a “superior” rating from IIHS. The optional feature boasts sensor-fusion technology, which blends camera capability with radar detection to determine when an impact is imminent. The system initially warns the driver to take action to avoid a collision. If the driver does not act in a timely manner, the system may activate the vehicle’s brakes if collision risk remains.