Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Dodge Grand Caravan

Compared with Dodge Grand Caravan · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
40
Fatal crashes
40
Deaths inside
27
Other deaths
16

Between 2020 and 2024, 40 vehicles described as 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan were involved in 40 fatal crashes in the United States. 27 people died inside these vehicles and 16 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 vans or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 8
2021 10
2022 8
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

63%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.4 times the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 45%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 5 4
2021 6 5
2022 6 3
2023 6 1
2024 4 3

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

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 9%
  • About half the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.7 times the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 9%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

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

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 44%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan Dodge Grand Caravan Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 10.0% 8.8% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.0% 8.9% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 42.5% 43.6% 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 27
Cloudy 6
Rain 5
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 21
Dark - Lighted 11
Dark - Not Lighted 7

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
Michigan 4
Indiana 4
Texas 4
California 3
Washington 2
Louisiana 2
Oregon 2
Tennessee 2
Kentucky 2
North Dakota 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 2, 2024 Gratiot County, Michigan 1
Nov 2, 2024 Josephine County, Oregon 1
Oct 25, 2024 Orange County, Texas 1
Oct 21, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jun 15, 2024 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
May 28, 2024 Hamilton County, Indiana 1
Apr 2, 2024 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Nov 29, 2023 San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 8, 2023 Lane County, Oregon 1
Nov 6, 2023 Lacey, Thurston County, Washington 1
Oct 22, 2023 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
Oct 20, 2023 Montgomery County, Kentucky 1
Aug 8, 2023 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Apr 1, 2023 Tyler, Smith County, Texas 1
Jul 17, 2022 Chesterfield County, Virginia 1
Jun 22, 2022 Riverside, Riverside County, California 1
May 18, 2022 Floyd County, Indiana 1
May 5, 2022 Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida 1
Mar 23, 2022 Spencer County, Kentucky 1
Mar 3, 2022 Alcorn County, Mississippi 1
Feb 12, 2022 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 6, 2022 Maryland Heights, St. Louis County, Missouri 2
Dec 31, 2021 Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama 1
Dec 20, 2021 St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota 1
Sep 12, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 2

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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.