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
Aug 23, 2024 Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 21, 2024 Monroe County, Arkansas 1
Aug 18, 2024 Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 14, 2024 Ralls County, Missouri 1
Jul 17, 2024 Napa County, California 1
Jul 14, 2024 Perry County, Indiana 1
Jul 9, 2024 Hollis Center, York County, Maine 1
Jul 4, 2024 Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jul 1, 2024 Lincoln County, Oregon 2
Jun 29, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jun 17, 2024 Dayton, Liberty County, Texas 1
Jun 14, 2024 O Fallon, St. Charles County, Missouri 1
Jun 9, 2024 Pickens County, South Carolina 1
Jun 3, 2024 Live Oak County, Texas 1
Jun 2, 2024 Lea County, New Mexico 1
May 27, 2024 Marion County, Florida 1
May 5, 2024 Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1
Apr 28, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Apr 25, 2024 Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia 1
Apr 21, 2024 Cass County, Missouri 2
Apr 19, 2024 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming 1
Apr 6, 2024 Brunswick County, North Carolina 1
Apr 5, 2024 Calhoun County, Mississippi 1
Mar 19, 2024 Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Mar 11, 2024 Alpena County, Michigan 2

Compare 2004 Dodge Ram 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.