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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-820 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | N DECATUR BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California | ROSE AV | 2 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Lehi, Utah County, Utah | SR-92 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Jefferson County, Texas | SR-326 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee | I-26 JAMES H QUILLEN PKWY | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Salem, Marion County, Oregon | OWENS ST S | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Florida | E TARPON AVE | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Ascension Parish, Louisiana | SR-429 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Morgan County, Indiana | SR-37 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Contra Costa County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Oklahoma City, Cleveland County, Oklahoma | SW 104TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | Comanche County, Kansas | SR-1 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan | ROSE ST | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | SR-8N | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Suwannee County, Florida | CR-252 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Hempstead, Nassau County, New York | CR-2 PENINSULA BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Adams County, Colorado | SR-224 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | Mulberry, Polk County, Florida | SR-60 | 2 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana | SR-933 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Levy County, Florida | US-19 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York | US-20 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | I-10 SV RD/GATEWAY WEST | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Iredell County, North Carolina | SR-150 RIVER HWY | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia | SR-24 | 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.