Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 Dodge Dakota

Compared with Dodge Dakota · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
74
Fatal crashes
74
Deaths inside
47
Other deaths
38

Between 2020 and 2024, 74 vehicles described as 2003 Dodge Dakota were involved in 74 fatal crashes in the United States. 47 people died inside these vehicles and 38 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 12
2021 21
2022 15
2023 15
2024 11

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

55%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Dakota: 58%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 7 5
2021 15 11
2022 8 9
2023 11 8
2024 6 5

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Dakota: 17%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Dakota: 21%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Dakota: 41%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.6% 17.2% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.0% 21.2% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 44.6% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 52
Cloudy 11
Rain 7
Snow 1
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

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 36
Dark - Not Lighted 23
Dark - Lighted 11
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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
North Carolina 10
Florida 7
Texas 4
Michigan 4
New Mexico 3
California 3
South Carolina 3
Georgia 3
Ohio 3
Missouri 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 15, 2023 Doyle, White County, Tennessee 1
Nov 25, 2022 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Nov 7, 2022 Stanislaus County, California 1
Oct 17, 2022 Clinton County, Indiana 1
Sep 29, 2022 New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina 1
Sep 24, 2022 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 27, 2022 Park City, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
Jun 4, 2022 Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 1
Jun 2, 2022 Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana 1
May 28, 2022 Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut 1
May 16, 2022 Choctaw County, Alabama 2
Apr 6, 2022 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 1
Apr 3, 2022 Wood County, Ohio 2
Mar 9, 2022 Florence County, South Carolina 1
Feb 2, 2022 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Jan 1, 2022 North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 1
Dec 14, 2021 Fauquier County, Virginia 1
Dec 9, 2021 Lincoln County, Missouri 2
Dec 1, 2021 San Joaquin County, California 1
Nov 18, 2021 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Oct 9, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Oct 1, 2021 Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Sep 22, 2021 Kent County, Michigan 1
Sep 12, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 2
Jul 30, 2021 Tallapoosa, Haralson County, Georgia 1

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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.