When picking out your next truck, safety should be a top priority when comparing models. Independent agencies, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), provide unbiased safety ratings resulting from extensive, intensive testing. The 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 offers safety technologies and engineering proven by NHTSA and IIHS to protect your vehicle occupants and the load you are hauling.

2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Safety Features

All 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickups come standard with an amazing array of driver-assistance technology, available towing aids, and available hands-free Super Cruise driving system on the High Country trim that operates even with a trailer attached.

Forward Collision Warning and Automatic Emergency Braking come standard to alert the driver of any pedestrians or oncoming vehicles are in the driver’s path. If the Emergency Braking system senses that the driver needs assistance, it will engage to maximize braking, slowing the Silverado, or bringing it to a complete stop, if required.

Blind Spot Monitoring and Rear Cross-Traffic Warning are standard features that help the driver in difficult-to-see areas, such as blind spots, to prevent collisions. Blind Spot Monitoring scans the driver’s blind spots around the vehicle and will alert the driver if that space is occupied by another vehicle. Rear Cross-Traffic Warning will alert the driver if there is an object crossing the path of the Silverado when reversing.

Lane Departure Warning scans lane lines and will alert the driver when the truck drifts out of the lane so the driver can correct their steering to stay within their lane. Additionally, Lane Keep Assist will keep the truck within its lane, steering for the driver. 

Besides the advanced safety technology features, the 2022 Silverado features a number of more conventional safety systems. These include driver and passenger front airbags as well as curtain side airbags for all passengers. Anti-Pinch safety power windows and easily-accessible LATCH child seat anchor points to keep children passengers safe within their seats. 

2022 Silverado 1500 Crash Test Safety Ratings

The 2022 Silverado receives an excellent four-star overall safety rating, achieving four stars or better in all areas tested - frontal crash, side crash, and rollover. It earned five stars in the front driver side frontal crash test and the rollover resistance test, which assesses the probability of a single-vehicle rollover in a loss-of-control scenario. 

In side crash testing, the 2022 Silverado receives the highest available rating of five stars in the overall side pole star rating, combining the front and rear seat side barrier and pole tests with the driver and rear passenger side barrier tests.

2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 Collision Avoidance

In IIHS safety tests, the 2022 Silverado optional Automatic Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Alert found in the optional Safety II or Safety Confidence Packages received a “Superior” rating, placing it at the top of its vehicle class. These safety features effectively avoided collisions in 12 mph and 25 mph tests.

Test Drive a 2022 Chevy 1500 Silverado in Phoenix Today

The 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 provides an impressive assortment of standard safety systems, available driver aids, and excellent crash test ratings to keep your passengers and whatever you are hauling safe, regardless of whatever hazards you might meet on the road. The Silverado is ready for what lies on the road ahead and will help you to return home safely. Valley Chevy has the Silverado to serve as your weekday hauler, family transporter, or weekend camping vehicle. Whatever your need, the friendly sales team at Valley Chevy dealerships in Phoenix can help you fill it. Stop by today to see how the new 2022 Silverado can work for you!