Yikes. Ford left structural deflection bars out of the extended cab trucks that they included in the crew cabs. Only the highest volume style gets crash tested, this being the crew cab. When the IIHS was tipped off about this they called for two trucks to make a direct comparison. The side impact looks equivalent, they were decent enough to leave the braces in the doors of the extended cab trucks.
[video=youtube;zGAF2Fmfx2A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGAF2Fmfx2A[/video]
[video=youtube;zGAF2Fmfx2A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGAF2Fmfx2A[/video]
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