Fatal crash profile · Model
Dodge Caravan
Compared with Dodge · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 29
- Fatal crashes
- 29
- Deaths inside
- 16
- Other deaths
- 15
Between 2020 and 2024, 29 vehicles described as Dodge Caravan were involved in 29 fatal crashes in the United States. 16 people died inside these vehicles and 15 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other vans or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
52%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Dodge: 45%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Dodge: 21%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About one-third of the share for Dodge: 20%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
38%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 70 percent of the share for Dodge: 53%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Dodge Caravan | Dodge | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.2% | 21.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 6.9% | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 37.9% | 52.8% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 18 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Dodge Caravan by model year
- 2002 13 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2020 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | I-94 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Franklin County, Ohio | US-40 BROAD ST | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Erie County, Ohio | CR-132 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | Carroll County, Maryland | MU-45 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.