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
| 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.
Embed
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%
| 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.
Embed
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%
| 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.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 391 |
| Cloudy | 73 |
| Rain | 51 |
| Snow | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 7 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| 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.
Embed
Where
States with the most 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.
Embed
Explore
Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2022 | Polk County, Florida | SR-60 W | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Sauk County, Wisconsin | VAN HOOSEN RD | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia | SR-211 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Marion County, Kansas | US-56 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina | S ELM-EUGENE ST | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | YALE ST | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Preble County, Ohio | I-70 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Gaston County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Horseheads, Chemung County, New York | SR-14 CORNING RD | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Barberton, Summit County, Ohio | CR-713 ROBINSON AVE | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana | JEFFERSON BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | Lincoln County, Colorado | I-70 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Lawrence County, Illinois | CR-1808 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | McHenry County, Illinois | SR-31 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, North Carolina | US-158 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Livingston County, Kentucky | US-60 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida | W SMAPLE RD | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Allegan County, Michigan | CR-108TH | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Yakima County, Washington | SR-241 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | New York City, Queens County, New York | LINDEN PL | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas | FM 369/SOUTHWEST FWY | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | US-23 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Nephi, Juab County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | CR-69TH ST S | 2 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | N LAMB BLVD | 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.