Fatal crash profile · Model year

2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Compared with Dodge Grand Caravan · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
111
Fatal crashes
111
Deaths inside
49
Other deaths
83

Between 2020 and 2024, 111 vehicles described as 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan were involved in 111 fatal crashes in the United States. 49 people died inside these vehicles and 83 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 21
2021 13
2022 25
2023 27
2024 25

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

37%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 80 percent of the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 45%
  • About 80 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 8 15
2021 4 10
2022 10 24
2023 13 18
2024 14 16

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

9%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 9%
  • About 45 percent of the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

14%

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%

45%

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

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Grand Caravan: 44%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan Dodge Grand Caravan Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 9.0% 8.8% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 13.5% 8.9% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 45.0% 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 78
Cloudy 19
Rain 11
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 57
Dark - Not Lighted 26
Dark - Lighted 19
Dusk 4
Dawn 3

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
California 12
Florida 11
Texas 9
New York 7
Missouri 5
Tennessee 5
Pennsylvania 5
Illinois 4
Arkansas 4
Michigan 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 18, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jul 6, 2020 Giles County, Virginia 1
Jun 30, 2020 Highland, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jun 24, 2020 Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont 1
Jun 21, 2020 Portia, Lawrence County, Arkansas 2
Jun 5, 2020 Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland 1
May 14, 2020 Payson, Utah County, Utah 1
Mar 21, 2020 Pasco County, Florida 1
Mar 9, 2020 Clackamas County, Oregon 1
Feb 3, 2020 Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Jan 30, 2020 Paradise, Wise County, Texas 1

Compare 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan 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.