Fatal crash profile · Model year
2014 Ram 1500
Compared with Ram 1500 · Ram · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 307
- Fatal crashes
- 306
- Deaths inside
- 109
- Other deaths
- 236
Between 2020 and 2024, 307 vehicles described as 2014 Ram 1500 were involved in 306 fatal crashes in the United States. 109 people died inside these vehicles and 236 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 | 54 |
| 2021 | 66 |
| 2022 | 71 |
| 2023 | 58 |
| 2024 | 58 |
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
32%
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | 39 |
| 2021 | 21 | 52 |
| 2022 | 25 | 58 |
| 2023 | 21 | 43 |
| 2024 | 19 | 44 |
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
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Ram 1500: 15%
- About 1.2 times the share for Ram: 14%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Ram 1500: 17%
- About 1.3 times the share for Ram: 14%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
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%
| Category | 2014 Ram 1500 | Ram 1500 | Ram | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.6% | 15.1% | 13.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.2% | 16.5% | 13.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.3% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 220 |
| Cloudy | 48 |
| Rain | 19 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 2 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 171 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 68 |
| Dark - Lighted | 56 |
| Dawn | 4 |
| Dusk | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 46 |
| Florida | 25 |
| California | 17 |
| Georgia | 14 |
| New York | 12 |
| Illinois | 12 |
| Colorado | 12 |
| Tennessee | 10 |
| North Carolina | 10 |
| Indiana | 9 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | I-135 | 2 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | Bradley County, Arkansas | CR-31 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-12 SVRD/WALTON WALKER BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Brazos County, Texas | CR-ELMO WEEDON RD | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | SR-2035 BEAR CREEK RD | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Thornton, Adams County, Colorado | E 104TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas | SR-114/19TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | LINCOLN ST | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas | SR-34 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Madera County, California | SR-41 | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | New Baltimore, Greene County, New York | US-9W | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Mercer County, Kentucky | CR-SHORT RD | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Baldwin County, Alabama | US-98 SR-42 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Tulare County, California | SR-201 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Jasper County, Illinois | 1900TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina | US-76 BROAD STREET | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Grimes County, Texas | SR-105 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Galveston, Galveston County, Texas | 33RD ST | 4 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Florence County, South Carolina | US-378 HWY 378 | 3 |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Ruskin, Hillsborough County, Florida | US-41 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Mabton, Yakima County, Washington | SR-241 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Loganville, Walton County, Georgia | SR-81 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Gem County, Idaho | SR-16 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, Virginia | US-17 | 2 |
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.