--- title: "2022 Toyota Tundra is officially the safest full-size truck" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Jill Ciminillo" published: "2022-09-07T16:02:40+00:00" modified: "2026-08-19T16:02:02+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IIHS-2022-Toyota-Tundra.jpeg" --- # 2022 Toyota Tundra is officially the safest full-size truck By Jill Ciminillo Published: 2022-09-07T16:02:40+00:00 Updated: 2026-08-19T16:02:02+00:00 ![Featured image]() The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) finally [completed its testing]() of the all-new 2022 Toyota Tundra, and the results impressive. The Tundra now stands alone as the only truck to get the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award for 2022, which makes it the safest full-size truck currently on the market. [As we previously reported](), the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 both get Top Safety Pick designations for 2022. The only other full-size truck to win a TSP+ award was the Ram 1500 back in 2019 – but that was before the headlight and passenger side tests got tougher. ### **Toyota Tundra safety** Though the IIHS safety tests have been run since 2006, full-size trucks didn’t start being tested until 2008. At that time, the Toyota Tundra was the only truck to get a Top Safety Pick designation. Over the years, as the tests have gotten stricter, the Tundra has fallen off the list. But it’s back with a vengeance for 2022, getting [Good crash test ratings across the board]() for the crew cab model. Furthermore, the headlights get either good or Acceptable ratings on every trim – and that’s what pushed Tundra to the top. To get the TSP+ designation, Good or Acceptable headlights must be standard across all trims. And that’s what kept the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 off the list. [Embedded video]() ### **The bottom line on the safest full-size truck** As full-size trucks become more than work trucks, it’s important to consider safety before plunking down a big chunk of change for a family hauler. Clearly Toyota wanted to go the extra mile with its all-new truck, and it paid off with dividends since the crew cab Tundra is the safest full-size truck you can buy – in any grade. **Related posts:** - [What are the safest 2022 full-size pickup trucks?]() - [What are the safest 2021 full-size pickup trucks?]() - [IIHS study shows women are up to 73% more likely to be injured in crashes]() ## Related vehicle coverage - [2022 Toyota Tundra]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/" }, "author": { "name": "Jill Ciminillo", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/17a307b2bd8654a0efc57d38f2e79df8" }, "headline": "2022 Toyota Tundra is officially the safest full-size truck", "datePublished": "2022-09-07T16:02:40+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-19T16:02:02+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/" }, "wordCount": 321, "commentCount": 0, "publisher": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#organization" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IIHS-2022-Toyota-Tundra.jpeg", "keywords": [ "2022 toyota tundra", "full-size truck", "safest full-size pickup", "safest full-size truck", "toyota tundra", "Toyota Tundra safety" ], "articleSection": [ "News" ], "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "CommentAction", "name": "Comment", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/#respond" ] } ] }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/", "name": "2022 Toyota Tundra is officially the safest full-size truck", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IIHS-2022-Toyota-Tundra.jpeg", "datePublished": "2022-09-07T16:02:40+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-19T16:02:02+00:00", "description": "The 2022 Toyota Tundra is the only truck to get the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award, making it the safest full-size truck currently on the market.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/#breadcrumb" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "ReadAction", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/" ] } ] }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "inLanguage": "en-US", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/09/2022-toyota-tundra-is-officially-the-safest-full-size-truck/#primaryimage", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IIHS-2022-Toyota-Tundra.jpeg", "contentUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IIHS-2022-Toyota-Tundra.jpeg", "width": 800, "height": 675, "caption": "Action shot taken during the driver-side small overlap frontal crash test of the 2022 Toyota Tundra. 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