Fatal crash profile · Model

Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan

Compared with Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
573
Fatal crashes
571
Deaths inside
363
Other deaths
267

Between 2020 and 2024, 573 vehicles described as Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan were involved in 571 fatal crashes in the United States. 363 people died inside these vehicles and 267 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 120
2021 156
2022 132
2023 87
2024 78

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

58%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 73 52
2021 108 65
2022 88 65
2023 44 51
2024 50 34

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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 60 percent of the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 90 percent of the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 12.2% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 13.3% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 46.2% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 391
Cloudy 73
Rain 51
Snow 8
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 302
Dark - Not Lighted 139
Dark - Lighted 97
Dawn 15
Dusk 11

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Florida 37
California 33
North Carolina 30
Indiana 28
Michigan 27
Illinois 26
Texas 25
Virginia 22
Missouri 22
Tennessee 19

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 28, 2021 Lee County, Florida 2
Aug 26, 2021 Swain County, North Carolina 1
Aug 26, 2021 Stephenson County, Illinois 1
Aug 25, 2021 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Aug 25, 2021 Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana 1
Aug 23, 2021 Butler County, Ohio 1
Aug 22, 2021 Crestwood, Cook County, Illinois 1
Aug 20, 2021 Cambridge, Isanti County, Minnesota 1
Aug 18, 2021 Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Aug 16, 2021 Erath County, Texas 3
Aug 15, 2021 Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 13, 2021 Rutherford County, North Carolina 1
Aug 13, 2021 McHenry County, Illinois 1
Aug 8, 2021 Natrona County, Wyoming 1
Aug 7, 2021 Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee 1
Aug 5, 2021 Cleburne County, Alabama 1
Aug 2, 2021 Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Jul 31, 2021 Sheboygan County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 31, 2021 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Jul 30, 2021 Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah 1
Jul 30, 2021 Livingston County, Missouri 1
Jul 30, 2021 Stanislaus County, California 1
Jul 28, 2021 Brazos County, Texas 1
Jul 24, 2021 Kern County, California 2
Jul 22, 2021 Williams County, Ohio 2

Compare Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan with another vehicle

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.