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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2012 334 crashes
- 2011 231 crashes
- 2010 156 crashes
- 2009 152 crashes
- 2008 241 crashes
- 2007 265 crashes
- 2006 258 crashes
- 2005 309 crashes
- 2004 343 crashes
- 2003 299 crashes
- 2002 194 crashes
- 2001 281 crashes
- 2000 84 crashes
- 1999 176 crashes
- 1998 154 crashes
- 1997 113 crashes
- 1996 87 crashes
- 1995 44 crashes
- 1994 34 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2021 | Marion County, South Carolina | US-501 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Laguna, Cibola County, New Mexico | I-40 | 3 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Hancock County, Mississippi | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Jackson County, Alabama | SR-79 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Tooele County, Utah | I-80 | 2 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Wilson County, Tennessee | US-231 SR-10 HUNTERS POINT PK | 2 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia | SR-99 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | McKean County, Pennsylvania | US-6 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPU HW | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Hernando County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Erie County, Pennsylvania | US-19 PEACH ST | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Palm Beach County, Florida | US-98 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Madera County, California | SR-41 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Weakley County, Tennessee | SR-118 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina | SR-19 EDGEFIELD HWY | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Johnson County, Missouri | SR-58 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Wood County, Texas | SR-11 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Fresno County, California | WALNUT AVE | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Levelland, Hockley County, Texas | PINE ST | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Sumner County, Tennessee | SR-25 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Fayette County, Alabama | SR-102 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | NEEDLES HWY | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Eugene, Lane County, Oregon | W 11TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Bryan County, Oklahoma | SR-91 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Brooks County, Georgia | CR-027200/BARWICK RD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Palm Beach County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
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.