Fatal crash profile · Model year
2021 Ram 1500
Compared with Ram 1500 · Ram · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 206
- Fatal crashes
- 205
- Deaths inside
- 70
- Other deaths
- 178
Between 2020 and 2024, 206 vehicles described as 2021 Ram 1500 were involved in 205 fatal crashes in the United States. 70 people died inside these vehicles and 178 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2023 | 58 |
| 2024 | 57 |
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
28%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Ram 1500: 30%
- About 1.1 times the share for Ram: 25%
- About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 33 |
| 2022 | 16 | 46 |
| 2023 | 20 | 51 |
| 2024 | 23 | 46 |
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
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.3 times the share for Ram 1500: 15%
- About 1.5 times the share for Ram: 14%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 80 percent of the share for Ram 1500: 17%
- About the same as the share for Ram: 14%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%
45%
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 | 2021 Ram 1500 | Ram 1500 | Ram | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.4% | 15.1% | 13.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 13.6% | 16.5% | 13.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 44.7% | 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 | 145 |
| Cloudy | 29 |
| Rain | 16 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 5 |
| Snow | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 113 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 44 |
| Dark - Lighted | 36 |
| Dusk | 5 |
| Dawn | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 29 |
| California | 17 |
| Florida | 15 |
| Michigan | 10 |
| New York | 9 |
| Arizona | 8 |
| North Carolina | 8 |
| Georgia | 8 |
| Ohio | 7 |
| New Mexico | 5 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2023 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | I-235 RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana | I-69 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Jackson County, Arkansas | US-67 | 2 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Lamar County, Mississippi | US-98 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Yakima County, Washington | CR-N TRACK RD | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Flagler County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi | SR-1 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Morgan County, Missouri | US-50 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Lee County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Meigs County, Ohio | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | Lea County, New Mexico | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | Nye County, Nevada | SR-376 | 2 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Halifax County, North Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Atlantic County, New Jersey | CR-623 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut | SR-34 DERBY AVE | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina | US-52 RIVERS AVE | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Erie County, Pennsylvania | US-6 GRAND ARMY OF THE REP HWY | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Jeffersontown, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-1819 BILLTOWN RD | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Benton County, Minnesota | CR-7 165TH AVE NE | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Wyoming County, West Virginia | SR-97 | 1 |
| May 11, 2023 | Custer County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas | I2 FRONTAGE | 2 |
| May 3, 2023 | Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York | SR-106 N BROADWAY | 2 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Grayson County, Virginia | US-58 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Monterey County, California | SR-1 | 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.