Fatal crash profile · Model year

2013 Ram 1500

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
205
Fatal crashes
205
Deaths inside
77
Other deaths
159

Between 2020 and 2024, 205 vehicles described as 2013 Ram 1500 were involved in 205 fatal crashes in the United States. 77 people died inside these vehicles and 159 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 36
2021 46
2022 39
2023 38
2024 46

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

33%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Ram 1500: 30%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Ram: 25%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 14 24
2021 15 39
2022 14 31
2023 13 30
2024 21 35

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 the same as the share for Ram 1500: 15%
  • About the same as the share for Ram: 14%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ram 1500: 17%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Ram: 14%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ram 1500: 46%
  • About the same as the share for Ram: 43%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2013 Ram 1500 Ram 1500 Ram All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.7% 15.1% 13.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.1% 16.5% 13.8% 17.7%
At night 44.4% 46.4% 42.9% 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 148
Cloudy 25
Rain 16
Fog, Smog, Smoke 6
Snow 3

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 102
Dark - Not Lighted 50
Dark - Lighted 38
Dusk 9
Dawn 4

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 41
Florida 12
California 11
Georgia 9
Louisiana 7
Alabama 7
Michigan 7
Colorado 7
South Carolina 7
Arizona 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 8, 2021 San Joaquin County, California 1
Jun 7, 2021 Bedford, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jun 5, 2021 Jackson County, Alabama 1
Jun 4, 2021 Brown County, South Dakota 1
May 24, 2021 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
May 18, 2021 Victoria, Victoria County, Texas 1
May 10, 2021 Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida 1
May 8, 2021 Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin 1
May 2, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 2
Apr 15, 2021 Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina 1
Apr 11, 2021 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 1, 2021 Cheatham County, Tennessee 2
Mar 30, 2021 Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho 1
Mar 17, 2021 Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida 1
Feb 22, 2021 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1
Feb 8, 2021 Riverside County, California 1
Feb 5, 2021 Johnson County, Texas 2
Feb 4, 2021 Grundy County, Iowa 1
Jan 26, 2021 Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Dec 25, 2020 Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Dec 24, 2020 Montgomery County, North Carolina 1
Dec 19, 2020 Cypress, Orange County, California 1
Dec 8, 2020 Rusk County, Texas 1
Dec 3, 2020 Newton, Newton County, Texas 1
Nov 22, 2020 Ellis County, Texas 2

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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.