Fatal crash profile · Model year

2009 Dodge Ram

Compared with Dodge Ram · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
152
Fatal crashes
152
Deaths inside
59
Other deaths
109

Between 2020 and 2024, 152 vehicles described as 2009 Dodge Ram were involved in 152 fatal crashes in the United States. 59 people died inside these vehicles and 109 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 29
2021 34
2022 33
2023 36
2024 20

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

35%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge Ram: 42%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 11 24
2021 13 23
2022 15 20
2023 12 28
2024 8 14

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 the same as the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 80 percent of the share for Dodge Ram: 22%
  • About the same as the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About the same as 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 2009 Dodge Ram Dodge Ram Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.1% 18.0% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.8% 21.6% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 52.0% 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 109
Cloudy 18
Rain 17
Snow 3
Sleet or Hail 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 70
Dark - Not Lighted 49
Dark - Lighted 24
Dusk 5
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
Texas 34
Colorado 8
Ohio 6
Pennsylvania 6
Oklahoma 6
Missouri 5
South Carolina 5
Georgia 5
California 5
Indiana 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 11, 2022 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Jun 7, 2022 Stafford County, Kansas 2
May 7, 2022 Jackson County, Alabama 1
Apr 27, 2022 Denton County, Texas 1
Apr 17, 2022 Deaf Smith County, Texas 1
Apr 16, 2022 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Apr 15, 2022 Sussex County, Delaware 1
Mar 30, 2022 Hancock County, Mississippi 1
Mar 11, 2022 Edgefield County, South Carolina 1
Feb 24, 2022 Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas 1
Feb 16, 2022 Pierce County, Washington 1
Feb 4, 2022 Crenshaw County, Alabama 1
Jan 10, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 2
Jan 5, 2022 Hot Spring County, Arkansas 1
Dec 30, 2021 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Dec 10, 2021 Young County, Texas 1
Nov 7, 2021 Gahanna, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Nov 6, 2021 Williamson County, Texas 1
Nov 5, 2021 Taylor County, Texas 1
Oct 26, 2021 Contra Costa County, California 1
Oct 19, 2021 Allen County, Ohio 1
Sep 19, 2021 Pacific County, Washington 1
Sep 12, 2021 Mendocino County, California 1
Aug 22, 2021 Brooks County, Georgia 1
Aug 14, 2021 Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina 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.