Several 2023 trucks fail to protect backseat passengers in crash test
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Going 40 miles per hour in a frontal crash test, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety focused on how crashes can affect backseat passengers.
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IIHS Small Pickup Truck Crash Tests Show Risks for Rear Passengers
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IIHS crash tests: Small trucks' rear-seat passengers are at risk
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IIHS safety tests 4 pickups, all fail to protect backseat passengers
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Ford Ranger, Other Mid-Size Pickups Offer Poor Rear Seat Occupant Protection: IIHS
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No Small Truck Earns Top Marks in IIHS's Rear-Seat Safety Testing
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Minivans don't make the grade when it comes to rear-seat safety : r/cars
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The Safest Place in a Car Crash Isn't the Back Seat Anymore - The New York Times
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IIHS Crash Testing Shows Minivans Aren't Protecting Precious Cargo Well
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IIHS: Rear Seats in Pickups Fail to Provide Adequate Protection for Passengers - Fleet Management Weekly
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2023 large pickup truck IIHS ratings explained
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Crew cab pickups put to test and rear-seat passengers should beware
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Rear-seat passengers risk injury in large pickup trucks: IIHS
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How Regulators Failed to Act to Prevent Underride Crashes