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
Oct 24, 2020 Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio 1
Oct 24, 2020 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina 1
Oct 17, 2020 Gleason, Weakley County, Tennessee 2
Oct 14, 2020 Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York 1
Oct 12, 2020 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 11, 2020 Eaton County, Michigan 1
Oct 8, 2020 Fresno County, California 1
Oct 7, 2020 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina 1
Oct 5, 2020 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington 1
Oct 1, 2020 Butler County, Ohio 1
Oct 1, 2020 Harford County, Maryland 1
Oct 1, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Sep 29, 2020 Whitley County, Indiana 1
Sep 29, 2020 Ceres, Stanislaus County, California 1
Sep 28, 2020 Miramar, Broward County, Florida 1
Sep 25, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Sep 21, 2020 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 18, 2020 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Sep 14, 2020 Allen County, Indiana 1
Sep 12, 2020 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Sep 8, 2020 Victoria County, Texas 1
Sep 5, 2020 Tattnall County, Georgia 1
Sep 4, 2020 Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia 1
Sep 2, 2020 Butte County, California 1
Sep 1, 2020 Johnston County, North Carolina 1

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.