Fatal crash profile · Model year

2004 Dodge Ram

Compared with Dodge Ram · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
343
Fatal crashes
343
Deaths inside
173
Other deaths
207

Between 2020 and 2024, 343 vehicles described as 2004 Dodge Ram were involved in 343 fatal crashes in the United States. 173 people died inside these vehicles and 207 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 75
2021 82
2022 65
2023 59
2024 62

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

46%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Ram: 42%
  • About the same as the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 41 41
2021 37 53
2022 37 37
2023 30 35
2024 28 41

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Dodge Ram: 18%
  • About the same as the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About 1.1 times 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 1.3 times the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About the same as the share for Dodge Ram: 49%
  • About the same as the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2004 Dodge Ram Dodge Ram Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 21.0% 18.0% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 24.5% 21.6% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 52.2% 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 247
Cloudy 33
Rain 32
Fog, Smog, Smoke 8
Snow 3

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 154
Dark - Not Lighted 111
Dark - Lighted 55
Dusk 9
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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 46
California 27
Florida 26
South Carolina 16
Arizona 15
Louisiana 13
Georgia 13
Tennessee 12
Arkansas 10
Michigan 10

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 27, 2024 Ogden, Weber County, Utah 1
Dec 23, 2024 Ipava, Fulton County, Illinois 1
Dec 13, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 23, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 23, 2024 Lee County, Georgia 1
Nov 22, 2024 Linn County, Oregon 1
Nov 13, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Nov 10, 2024 Caledonia, Kent County, Michigan 2
Nov 4, 2024 Franklin County, North Carolina 1
Nov 4, 2024 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Nov 2, 2024 Gregg County, Texas 1
Oct 18, 2024 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Oct 17, 2024 Blakely, Early County, Georgia 1
Oct 11, 2024 Cherokee County, Kansas 1
Sep 27, 2024 Cocke County, Tennessee 1
Sep 27, 2024 Johnson County, Missouri 1
Sep 27, 2024 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Sep 21, 2024 Johnson County, Missouri 1
Sep 21, 2024 Tolleson, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
Sep 18, 2024 Spokane, Spokane County, Washington 1
Aug 31, 2024 Hardee County, Florida 1
Aug 31, 2024 Pinetop-Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona 1
Aug 29, 2024 Menifee, Riverside County, California 1
Aug 24, 2024 Polk County, Wisconsin 1
Aug 24, 2024 Greene County, Indiana 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.