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
Nov 25, 2020 Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, Michigan 2
Nov 8, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Nov 6, 2020 Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas 2
Oct 25, 2020 Benjamin, Knox County, Texas 1
Sep 30, 2020 Santa Fe County, New Mexico 1
Sep 15, 2020 Goshen County, Wyoming 1
Sep 13, 2020 Moore, Cleveland County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 9, 2020 New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia 1
Aug 30, 2020 Sacramento County, California 1
Aug 29, 2020 Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 1
Aug 29, 2020 Houston County, Alabama 1
Jul 30, 2020 Kitsap County, Washington 1
Jul 22, 2020 Custer County, South Dakota 1
Jul 21, 2020 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 30, 2020 Sussex County, New Jersey 1
Jun 20, 2020 Killeen, Bell County, Texas 2
Jun 12, 2020 Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 1
Jun 6, 2020 Darke County, Ohio 2
Jun 3, 2020 Muscogee County, Georgia 1
May 27, 2020 Pasquotank County, North Carolina 1
May 7, 2020 Chester County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 12, 2020 Nye County, Nevada 1
Mar 10, 2020 Clayton County, Georgia 1
Mar 8, 2020 Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Kentucky 2
Jan 31, 2020 Lake County, Ohio 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.