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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 2, 2024 Whatcom County, Washington 1
Aug 1, 2024 Trenton, Dade County, Georgia 1
Aug 1, 2024 Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado 1
Jul 27, 2024 Sebastian County, Arkansas 1
Jul 27, 2024 Garfield, Benton County, Arkansas 1
Jul 26, 2024 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Jul 25, 2024 Live Oak County, Texas 1
Jul 23, 2024 Clatsop County, Oregon 1
Jul 22, 2024 Tift County, Georgia 1
Jul 22, 2024 Hernando County, Florida 1
Jul 20, 2024 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Jul 19, 2024 Mitchell County, North Carolina 1
Jul 18, 2024 Brook Park, Pine County, Minnesota 1
Jul 14, 2024 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
Jul 14, 2024 Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia 1
Jul 7, 2024 Kaufman County, Texas 1
Jul 5, 2024 Newton County, Missouri 1
Jul 4, 2024 Henrico County, Virginia 1
Jul 3, 2024 Anderson County, Tennessee 1
Jul 3, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 1
Jul 2, 2024 Morris County, Texas 1
Jun 30, 2024 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Jun 29, 2024 Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 27, 2024 Forrest County, Mississippi 1
Jun 25, 2024 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1

Compare Dodge Dakota with another vehicle

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.