Both the Sierra Limited and the Titan have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, rearview cameras, available four-wheel drive, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors and rear cross-path warning.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the GMC Sierra Limited is safer than the Nissan Titan:
|
Sierra Limited |
Titan |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
116 |
295 |
Neck Injury Risk |
27% |
31% |
Neck Stress |
275 lbs. |
364 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
13 lbs. |
84 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
3 Stars |
HIC |
219 |
275 |
Neck Injury Risk |
62% |
70% |
Neck Stress |
204 lbs. |
263 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
36 lbs. |
80 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the GMC Sierra Limited is safer than the Nissan Titan:
|
Sierra Limited |
Titan |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Chest Movement |
.7 inches |
.7 inches |
Abdominal Force |
110 lbs. |
125 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Max Damage Depth |
15 inches |
17 inches |
Hip Force |
473 lbs. |
845 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
Instrumented handling tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and analysis of its dimensions indicate that the Sierra Limited is .7% to 4.3% less likely to roll over than the Titan.