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
Jul 11, 2022 Eagle County, Colorado 1
Jul 10, 2022 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 8, 2022 Laramie County, Wyoming 1
Jul 7, 2022 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Jul 3, 2022 Lincoln County, Missouri 1
Jun 28, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 24, 2022 Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 17, 2022 Van, Boone County, West Virginia 1
Jun 12, 2022 Harris County, Texas 2
Jun 4, 2022 St. Croix County, Wisconsin 2
May 29, 2022 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
May 26, 2022 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia 1
May 20, 2022 Vigo County, Indiana 1
May 18, 2022 Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 1
May 14, 2022 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Apr 23, 2022 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 1
Apr 16, 2022 Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas 1
Mar 31, 2022 Volusia County, Florida 1
Mar 18, 2022 Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California 1
Mar 10, 2022 Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota 1
Mar 8, 2022 El Dorado County, California 1
Mar 8, 2022 Riverside County, California 1
Mar 2, 2022 Denton County, Texas 1
Feb 14, 2022 Winnebago County, Illinois 2
Feb 12, 2022 Dawson County, Georgia 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.