Fatal crash profile · Model year

2015 Ram 1500

Compared with Ram 1500 · Ram · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
245
Fatal crashes
245
Deaths inside
78
Other deaths
191

Between 2020 and 2024, 245 vehicles described as 2015 Ram 1500 were involved in 245 fatal crashes in the United States. 78 people died inside these vehicles and 191 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 52
2022 59
2023 60
2024 38

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

29%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Ram 1500: 30%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Ram: 25%
  • About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 10 29
2021 19 44
2022 22 42
2023 13 49
2024 14 27

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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 80 percent of the share for Ram 1500: 15%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Ram: 14%
  • About two-thirds 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 1.1 times the share for Ram: 14%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ram 1500: 46%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Ram: 43%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2015 Ram 1500 Ram 1500 Ram All vehicles
Driver speeding 11.8% 15.1% 13.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.5% 16.5% 13.8% 17.7%
At night 52.2% 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 178
Cloudy 29
Rain 22
Snow 2
Blowing Snow 1

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 108
Dark - Not Lighted 67
Dark - Lighted 48
Dawn 10
Dusk 9

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 33
Florida 27
California 17
North Carolina 12
Arizona 12
South Carolina 9
Tennessee 8
Arkansas 7
Virginia 7
Pennsylvania 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 23, 2024 Crowley, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 20, 2024 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Dec 15, 2024 Sumter County, South Carolina 1
Dec 6, 2024 Thornton, Adams County, Colorado 1
Nov 18, 2024 Richmond, Cache County, Utah 1
Nov 13, 2024 Washington County, Virginia 1
Nov 5, 2024 Hettinger County, North Dakota 1
Oct 19, 2024 Riverside County, California 1
Oct 12, 2024 Monroeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 11, 2024 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Oct 1, 2024 Chesterfield County, Virginia 1
Sep 24, 2024 Kingsburg, Fresno County, California 1
Sep 11, 2024 Cherokee County, Kansas 1
Sep 9, 2024 Montgomery County, North Carolina 1
Aug 26, 2024 Medina County, Texas 1
Aug 4, 2024 Leonard, Fannin County, Texas 1
Jul 31, 2024 Hartley County, Texas 2
Jul 19, 2024 Sedgwick County, Kansas 2
Jul 19, 2024 Lithia Springs, Douglas County, Georgia 1
Jul 9, 2024 Cottage Grove, Washington County, Minnesota 1
Jun 15, 2024 Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 14, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 26, 2024 Henry County, Virginia 1
May 24, 2024 Carbon County, Pennsylvania 2
May 24, 2024 St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota 1

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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.