Q–My car is five years old and apparently has a ”pendulum activated” seat belt. It is not one of those loose belts you can yank on firmly and feel it catch; it is nice and loose at all times.

The Chevy Silverado 1500 performed poorly in a new evaluation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) that examines seat belt reminder systems.

Seat belts should be over a passenger's pelvic and hip bones to help stop them from moving forward, Nolan said. Front seats got better crash protection. Rear seats did not.

Crash test results on large 2023 pickups indicate that back-seat passengers should be especially careful about their posture and seat belt fit to prevent life-threatening injury during a front ...

Acceptable doesn’t mean these pickups meet the organization’s seat belt reminder requirements. The Ram 1500 and Toyota Tacoma ranked in fourth and fifth places with marginal ratings.