Fatal crash profile · Model year

2001 Dodge Ram

Compared with Dodge Ram · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
281
Fatal crashes
281
Deaths inside
144
Other deaths
156

Between 2020 and 2024, 281 vehicles described as 2001 Dodge Ram were involved in 281 fatal crashes in the United States. 144 people died inside these vehicles and 156 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 65
2021 80
2022 52
2023 47
2024 37

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

48%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Dodge Ram: 42%
  • About the same as the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 32 36
2021 42 42
2022 26 30
2023 23 29
2024 21 19

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Ram: 18%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Dodge Ram: 22%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Ram: 49%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2001 Dodge Ram Dodge Ram Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.5% 18.0% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 24.2% 21.6% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 45.9% 49.4% 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 190
Cloudy 41
Rain 27
Snow 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4

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 144
Dark - Not Lighted 95
Dark - Lighted 24
Dawn 8
Dusk 6

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 39
California 25
Florida 21
Missouri 14
Arkansas 13
Louisiana 9
Arizona 9
Oklahoma 9
North Carolina 8
South Carolina 8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 2, 2021 Rockingham County, North Carolina 1
Nov 1, 2021 Atascosa County, Texas 2
Oct 24, 2021 Coffey County, Kansas 1
Oct 23, 2021 Dawson County, Nebraska 1
Oct 16, 2021 Beachwood, Ocean County, New Jersey 1
Oct 12, 2021 Blaine County, Idaho 1
Oct 3, 2021 Mountain Green, Morgan County, Utah 1
Sep 27, 2021 Mendocino County, California 1
Sep 24, 2021 Henrico County, Virginia 1
Sep 23, 2021 Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida 1
Sep 20, 2021 Appomattox County, Virginia 1
Sep 11, 2021 Tulare County, California 1
Sep 9, 2021 Bureau County, Illinois 1
Sep 7, 2021 Moultrie County, Illinois 1
Sep 4, 2021 Jacksboro, Campbell County, Tennessee 1
Aug 30, 2021 Wilson County, Tennessee 2
Aug 28, 2021 Madera County, California 1
Aug 27, 2021 Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina 1
Aug 19, 2021 Von Ormy, Bexar County, Texas 1
Aug 15, 2021 Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Aug 12, 2021 Trinity County, California 1
Aug 6, 2021 Lawrence County, South Dakota 1
Jul 29, 2021 Macedonia, Summit County, Ohio 1
Jul 27, 2021 Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado 1
Jul 22, 2021 Leon County, Florida 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.