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All-new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab and Quad Cab Earn Five-Star Safety Ratings in U.S. Government's Crash Tests

The 2009 Dodge Ram offers more than 35 safety and security features.

by Staff
March 19, 2009
2 min to read


The all-new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab and Quad Cab earned five-star ratings for driver- and front-passenger protection in a frontal crash, the highest ratings in the U.S. government's safety crash test program. The 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab received the same five-star ratings earlier this year.

When it comes to safety and security, the all-new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 employs a two-fold approach: passive features including pre-tensioning seat belt retractors and supplemental side-curtain air bags are combined with accident-avoidance features including responsive steering, braking, handling and electronic stability control (ESC).

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The all-new 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 offers more than 35 safety and security features including: 

  • Advanced multi-stage air bags

  • Anti-lock brake system (ABS)

  • All-speed traction control

  • Auto-reverse sun roof

  • Auto-reverse window

  • BeltAlert

  • Brake assist

  • Brake/park interlock

  • Child seat anchor system

  • Child-protection rear door locks

  • Crumple zones

  • Digressive load-limiting retractors

  • Electronic stability control (ESC)

  • Energy-absorbing steering column

  • Enhanced accident response system (EARS)

  • Height-adjustable front seat belts

  • HomeLink universal home security system transceiver

  • Hill start assist (HSA)

  • Inside emergency release

  • Interior head-impact protection

  • Knee bolsters

  • ParkSense rear park assist system

  • ParkView rear back-up camera

  • Power-adjustable pedals

  • Remote keyless entry

  • Remote start

  • Safety cage body structure

  • Seat-belt pretensioners (both front seat belts)

  • Sentry key engine immobilizer

  • Side guard door beams

  • Standard side-curtain air bags

  • Tire-pressure monitoring (TPM)

  • Trailer sway control system

  • uconnect phone

  • Vehicle theft security alarm

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