Fatal crash profile · Model

Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan

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

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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

2008 69 crashes
2007 84 crashes
2006 91 crashes
2005 127 crashes
2003 76 crashes
2001 38 crashes
2000 34 crashes
1999 18 crashes
1998 13 crashes
1997 12 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
Jan 3, 2024	Cora, Logan County, West Virginia	CR-18 HOLDEN RD	1
Jan 1, 2024	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	SOUTHFIELD SERVICE DR	1
Jan 1, 2024	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	N CHAMBERS RD	1
Dec 31, 2023	Citrus County, Florida	OLD FLORAL CITY RD	1
Dec 28, 2023	Queen Anne's County, Maryland	US-50 OCEAN GATEWAY	1
Dec 25, 2023	Champaign County, Illinois	COUNTY RD 3200	2
Dec 16, 2023	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	W OLIVE AVE	1
Dec 10, 2023	Vermilion Parish, Louisiana	SR-82	1
Dec 10, 2023	Wakulla County, Florida	US-319 CRAWFORDVILLE RD	2
Dec 10, 2023	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	US-60 EXIT RAMP 187 A-RAMP	2
Dec 1, 2023	Spokane County, Washington	CR-S GLENROSE RD	1
Nov 29, 2023	Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri	US-61	1
Nov 24, 2023	St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri	I-70	1
Nov 11, 2023	Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa	MU-IOWA AVE WEST	1
Nov 7, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	SAN FERNANDO RD	1
Oct 27, 2023	Provo, Utah County, Utah	US-89	1
Oct 24, 2023	Melrose Park, Cook County, Illinois	US-12 MANNHEIM RD	1
Oct 11, 2023	San Joaquin County, California	SR-88	1
Oct 9, 2023	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	SR-21	1
Oct 9, 2023	Sonoma County, California	SR-1	1
Oct 7, 2023	Boone County, Iowa	CR-E18/130TH ST	1
Oct 2, 2023	Washington County, Idaho	US-95	1
Sep 29, 2023	Grayson, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana	US-165	2
Sep 25, 2023	LaPorte County, Indiana	SR-2	1
Sep 19, 2023	Bandera County, Texas	SR-46	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.