Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Dodge Dakota
Compared with Dodge Dakota · Dodge · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 65
- Fatal crashes
- 65
- Deaths inside
- 39
- Other deaths
- 33
Between 2020 and 2024, 65 vehicles described as 2005 Dodge Dakota were involved in 65 fatal crashes in the United States. 39 people died inside these vehicles and 33 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 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 16 |
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
54%
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 12 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 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
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 90 percent of the share for Dodge Dakota: 17%
- About three-quarters of the share for Dodge: 21%
- About 80 percent of 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%
46%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times 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%
| Category | 2005 Dodge Dakota | Dodge Dakota | Dodge | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.4% | 17.2% | 21.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 23.1% | 21.2% | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.2% | 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 | 54 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 33 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 21 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dusk | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 8 |
| California | 6 |
| Texas | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | BLACK CANYON HWY ACCESS | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | San Patricio County, Texas | CR-2249 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | W FOSTER AVE | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona | WILLOW CREEK RD | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Clearfield County, Pennsylvania | SR-53 PHILIPSBURG AREA HWY | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | Lauderdale County, Tennessee | CR-CRUTCHER LAKE RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Wake County, North Carolina | SSR-1371 LAKE WHEELER RD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | SR-155 BRILEY PKWY | 2 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Marion County, Illinois | SR-37 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Hardee County, Florida | US-17 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Hawkins County, Tennessee | CR-CARTERS VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Wolfe County, Kentucky | SR-746 | 1 |
| May 30, 2022 | Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska | SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| May 10, 2022 | Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia | SR-7 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Jasper County, Texas | SR-63 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Gooding County, Idaho | SR-46 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Largo, Pinellas County, Florida | MISSOURI AVE | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington | SR-167 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Trempealeau County, Wisconsin | US-53 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Walthall County, Mississippi | CR-KIRKLIN RD | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Ravalli County, Montana | SR-203 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida | HERBERT ST | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Sacramento County, California | SR-160 NB RAMP | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SSR 1808 CHARLIE HIPP RD | 1 |
| May 28, 2021 | Sussex County, Delaware | DAGSBORO 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.