Fatal crash profile · Model year
2008 Dodge Dakota
Compared with Dodge Dakota · Dodge · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 35
- Fatal crashes
- 35
- Deaths inside
- 18
- Other deaths
- 21
Between 2020 and 2024, 35 vehicles described as 2008 Dodge Dakota were involved in 35 fatal crashes in the United States. 18 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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
46%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 80 percent of the share for Dodge Dakota: 58%
- About the same as the share for Dodge: 45%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 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
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.7 times the share for Dodge Dakota: 17%
- About 1.3 times the share for Dodge: 21%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
31%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Dodge Dakota: 21%
- About 1.6 times the share for Dodge: 20%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Dodge Dakota: 41%
- About the same as the share for Dodge: 53%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2008 Dodge Dakota | Dodge Dakota | Dodge | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 28.6% | 17.2% | 21.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 31.4% | 21.2% | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 26 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 13 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2024 | DeKalb County, Tennessee | US-70 SR-26 NASHVILLE HWY | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | CATALINA HWY | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Mitchell County, North Carolina | SSR-1114 HALLTOWN RD | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia | SR-24 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | SR-448 COORS BLVD | 1 |
| May 4, 2024 | Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana | SR-37 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | MU-00505 W GRACE ST | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri | SR-LP 49 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut | SR-25 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Perry County, Ohio | SR-93 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | El Paso County, Colorado | DRENNAN RD | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin | SR-50 | 2 |
| May 27, 2023 | Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | SR-1061 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Angelina County, Texas | FM 842 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Weston, Webster County, Georgia | SR-520 | 4 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas | US-82 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia | US-460 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Allen County, Ohio | TR-162 STEWART RD | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Chelan County, Washington | US-97 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa | SOUTH FERRY ST | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Eugene, Lane County, Oregon | ROYAL AVE | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana | LINCOLN RD | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina | PEDEN ST | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware | SR-7 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona | US-93 | 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.