Fatal crash profile · Model

Dodge Ram

Compared with Dodge · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
3,790
Fatal crashes
3,771
Deaths inside
1,752
Other deaths
2,435

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,790 vehicles described as Dodge Ram were involved in 3,771 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,752 people died inside these vehicles and 2,435 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 813
2021 886
2022 731
2023 707
2024 653

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

42%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Dodge: 45%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 376 521
2021 401 580
2022 346 465
2023 326 472
2024 303 397

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Dodge: 21%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Dodge: 20%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

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

  • About the same as the share for Dodge: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Dodge Ram Dodge All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.0% 21.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.6% 19.6% 17.7%
At night 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 2,625
Cloudy 572
Rain 299
Snow 56
Fog, Smog, Smoke 55

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 1,841
Dark - Not Lighted 1,209
Dark - Lighted 469
Dusk 114
Dawn 88

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 560
California 275
Florida 225
Oklahoma 135
Georgia 127
Tennessee 121
Missouri 121
North Carolina 119
Arizona 106
Ohio 102

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Dodge Ram by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 29, 2024 Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky 1
Jun 29, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jun 28, 2024 Ellis County, Texas 1
Jun 28, 2024 Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 28, 2024 Webster County, Missouri 1
Jun 28, 2024 Yuba County, California 1
Jun 27, 2024 Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico 1
Jun 27, 2024 Madison County, Illinois 1
Jun 27, 2024 Limestone County, Alabama 1
Jun 26, 2024 Franklin, Warren County, Ohio 1
Jun 26, 2024 Morrow County, Ohio 1
Jun 25, 2024 Albany County, Wyoming 1
Jun 25, 2024 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jun 24, 2024 Colville, Stevens County, Washington 1
Jun 23, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jun 23, 2024 Randolph County, North Carolina 1
Jun 23, 2024 Santa Cruz County, California 1
Jun 21, 2024 Skagit County, Washington 1
Jun 21, 2024 Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut 1
Jun 20, 2024 Wyandotte, Ottawa County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 20, 2024 Sacramento County, California 1
Jun 19, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jun 19, 2024 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
Jun 18, 2024 Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 17, 2024 Dayton, Liberty County, Texas 1

Compare 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.