Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Dodge Ram

Compared with Dodge Ram · Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
334
Fatal crashes
334
Deaths inside
105
Other deaths
262

Between 2020 and 2024, 334 vehicles described as 2012 Dodge Ram were involved in 334 fatal crashes in the United States. 105 people died inside these vehicles and 262 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 68
2021 69
2022 56
2023 74
2024 67

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

29%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About two-thirds of the share for Dodge Ram: 42%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 11 61
2021 28 51
2022 11 47
2023 25 60
2024 30 43

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 80 percent of the share for Dodge Ram: 18%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 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%

51%

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 2012 Dodge Ram Dodge Ram Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.4% 18.0% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.0% 21.6% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 50.6% 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 233
Cloudy 53
Rain 27
Fog, Smog, Smoke 9
Snow 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 164
Dark - Not Lighted 100
Dark - Lighted 44
Dusk 12
Dawn 10

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 62
Florida 20
California 18
Georgia 18
Oregon 13
Arizona 12
Oklahoma 11
Tennessee 10
Ohio 10
South Carolina 10

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 14, 2023 Breathitt County, Kentucky 2
Dec 13, 2023 Liberty County, Texas 1
Dec 7, 2023 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 5, 2023 Hampshire County, West Virginia 1
Nov 19, 2023 Dickson County, Tennessee 1
Nov 10, 2023 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 2
Nov 5, 2023 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York 1
Oct 10, 2023 Jackson County, Oregon 1
Oct 7, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Oct 6, 2023 Riverside County, California 1
Sep 24, 2023 Weld County, Colorado 1
Sep 15, 2023 Stephenson County, Illinois 1
Sep 14, 2023 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Sep 13, 2023 Gallatin County, Montana 1
Sep 11, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Sep 6, 2023 Hinds County, Mississippi 3
Aug 17, 2023 Polk County, Wisconsin 2
Aug 13, 2023 Dothan, Houston County, Alabama 1
Aug 9, 2023 Marana, Pima County, Arizona 1
Aug 4, 2023 Paragonah, Iron County, Utah 1
Aug 2, 2023 Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 1
Aug 1, 2023 Gallatin County, Montana 1
Jul 23, 2023 Jonestown, Travis County, Texas 1
Jul 22, 2023 Coosa County, Alabama 1
Jul 21, 2023 San Jacinto County, Texas 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.