Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Compared with Dodge Grand Caravan · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
75
Fatal crashes
75
Deaths inside
31
Other deaths
51

Between 2020 and 2024, 75 vehicles described as 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan were involved in 75 fatal crashes in the United States. 31 people died inside these vehicles and 51 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 10
2021 21
2022 19
2023 14
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

38%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 45%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 3 8
2021 8 16
2022 8 13
2023 6 8
2024 6 6

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

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.8 times the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 9%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.5 times the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 9%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 44%
  • About the same as the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Dodge Grand Caravan Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.0% 8.8% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 13.3% 8.9% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 49.3% 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 52
Cloudy 10
Rain 8
Snow 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2

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 39
Dark - Not Lighted 21
Dark - Lighted 10
Dawn 2
Dusk 2

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
Texas 7
California 7
Michigan 5
Florida 4
New York 4
New Jersey 4
Kentucky 3
Oregon 3
Virginia 3
South Carolina 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 13, 2021 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 1
Nov 8, 2021 Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 22, 2021 Marion County, Mississippi 3
Aug 30, 2021 Coleman County, Texas 1
Aug 1, 2021 Fluvanna County, Virginia 1
Jun 16, 2021 Euless, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jun 6, 2021 Saluda County, South Carolina 1
May 4, 2021 Washington, Washington County, Iowa 1
Apr 13, 2021 Bastrop County, Texas 1
Apr 9, 2021 Ottawa County, Michigan 1
Apr 5, 2021 Jefferson County, Texas 1
Mar 28, 2021 Rome, Oneida County, New York 1
Mar 19, 2021 Alorton, St. Clair County, Illinois 2
Mar 4, 2021 Osceola County, Florida 1
Feb 24, 2021 Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama 1
Nov 29, 2020 Owen County, Kentucky 1
Oct 3, 2020 Warren County, Tennessee 2
Sep 26, 2020 Grayson County, Kentucky 1
Sep 5, 2020 Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon 1
Aug 24, 2020 Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri 1
Jul 31, 2020 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1
Jul 8, 2020 North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Mar 31, 2020 Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jan 9, 2020 Derby Center, Orleans County, Vermont 1
Jan 3, 2020 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 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.