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
Sep 11, 2022 Payne County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 11, 2022 Gilboa, Schoharie County, New York 1
Sep 10, 2022 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
Sep 9, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 8, 2022 Augusta County, Virginia 1
Sep 8, 2022 Travis County, Texas 1
Sep 8, 2022 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Sep 7, 2022 Athens, Athens County, Ohio 1
Sep 7, 2022 Cherokee County, North Carolina 1
Sep 5, 2022 Taylor, Williamson County, Texas 2
Sep 4, 2022 Natrona County, Wyoming 1
Sep 4, 2022 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Sep 4, 2022 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Sep 4, 2022 Pinal County, Arizona 1
Sep 3, 2022 Waller County, Texas 1
Sep 3, 2022 Berkeley County, South Carolina 1
Sep 3, 2022 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 3, 2022 Haywood County, North Carolina 2
Sep 3, 2022 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Sep 3, 2022 St. Clair County, Alabama 1
Sep 2, 2022 Polk County, Oregon 1
Sep 2, 2022 Pasco County, Florida 1
Sep 2, 2022 Monterey County, California 1
Sep 2, 2022 Colusa County, California 1
Sep 1, 2022 Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois 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.