Fatal crash profile · Model
Dodge Dakota
Compared with Dodge · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 787
- Fatal crashes
- 785
- Deaths inside
- 495
- Other deaths
- 360
Between 2020 and 2024, 787 vehicles described as Dodge Dakota were involved in 785 fatal crashes in the United States. 495 people died inside these vehicles and 360 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 181 |
| 2021 | 176 |
| 2022 | 180 |
| 2023 | 126 |
| 2024 | 124 |
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 117 | 80 |
| 2021 | 112 | 82 |
| 2022 | 114 | 82 |
| 2023 | 77 | 61 |
| 2024 | 75 | 55 |
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%
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Dodge: 20%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
41%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for Dodge: 53%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Dodge Dakota | Dodge | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.2% | 21.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.2% | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 41.4% | 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 | 552 |
| Cloudy | 99 |
| Rain | 62 |
| Snow | 16 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 438 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 201 |
| Dark - Lighted | 93 |
| Dusk | 21 |
| Dawn | 19 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 52 |
| Florida | 51 |
| Texas | 46 |
| California | 44 |
| Georgia | 35 |
| Ohio | 32 |
| Tennessee | 29 |
| South Carolina | 28 |
| Missouri | 27 |
| Indiana | 26 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Dodge Dakota by model year
- 2011 14 crashes
- 2008 35 crashes
- 2007 29 crashes
- 2006 64 crashes
- 2005 65 crashes
- 2004 46 crashes
- 2003 74 crashes
- 2002 75 crashes
- 2001 64 crashes
- 2000 86 crashes
- 1999 44 crashes
- 1998 40 crashes
- 1997 28 crashes
- 1996 20 crashes
- 1995 16 crashes
- 1994 13 crashes
- 1993 21 crashes
- 1992 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W THOMAS RD | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia | MU-127313 MADISON HWY | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Orange County, North Carolina | I-40 E | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Marengo, Iowa County, Iowa | TS-W MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Merced County, California | SR-140 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Coffee County, Alabama | US-84 SR-12 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | MU-STASSNEY LN | 2 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming | CR-106/EDEN RESERVOIR RD/FARSO | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MU-MICHIGAN RD | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Marion County, Florida | I-75 NB | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Augusta County, Virginia | SR-285 TINKLING SPRING RD | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Union City, Obion County, Tennessee | MU-S 5TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Fall Branch, Washington County, Tennessee | SR-93 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Vail, Pima County, Arizona | I-10 EXIT 281 A-RAMP | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2024 | La Grange, Troup County, Georgia | SR-109 GREENVILLE RD | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Santa Paula, Ventura County, California | SR-126 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | Calhoun County, Mississippi | SR-341 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Burke County, North Carolina | SR-183 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Allen County, Kansas | 800 ST | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Gary, Lake County, Indiana | SR-53 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | 217TH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Montgomery County, Arkansas | US-270 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia | US-60 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Wayne County, North Carolina | SSR-1571 TOMMYS RD | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2024 | Stock Bridge, Madison County, New York | CR-46 W RD | 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.