Fatal crash profile · Model

Ram 1500

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 2,722
Fatal crashes: 2,694
Deaths inside: 934
Other deaths: 2,183

Between 2020 and 2024, 2,722 vehicles described as Ram 1500 were involved in 2,694 fatal crashes in the United States. 934 people died inside these vehicles and 2,183 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	388
2021	508
2022	585
2023	618
2024	623

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

30%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Ram: 25%
About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	157	289
2021	160	434
2022	205	460
2023	195	511
2024	217	489

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.1 times the share for Ram: 14%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 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: 43%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ram 1500	Ram	All vehicles
Driver speeding	15.1%	13.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	16.5%	13.8%	17.7%
At night	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	1,938
Cloudy	373
Rain	208
Snow	37
Fog, Smog, Smoke	31

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	1,426
Dark - Not Lighted	702
Dark - Lighted	424
Dusk	60
Dawn	51

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	448
Florida	229
California	166
Georgia	99
Michigan	98
Arizona	88
North Carolina	84
New York	80
Louisiana	73
South Carolina	71

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ram 1500 by model year

2024 21 crashes
2023 44 crashes
2022 150 crashes
2021 205 crashes
2020 258 crashes
2019 485 crashes
2018 199 crashes
2017 294 crashes
2016 299 crashes
2015 245 crashes
2014 306 crashes
2013 205 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Mar 6, 2024	Walton County, Florida	US-98	1
Mar 5, 2024	Jefferson County, Texas	SR-73	1
Feb 29, 2024	Klamath County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	1
Feb 29, 2024	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan	SR-44 CONN PLAINFIELD AVE	1
Feb 27, 2024	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana	I-10	1
Feb 25, 2024	Seatac, King County, Washington	MU-22ND AVE S	1
Feb 25, 2024	Taylor, Wayne County, Michigan	US-24 TELEGRAPH RD	1
Feb 25, 2024	Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida	SR-100	1
Feb 24, 2024	Lindale, Smith County, Texas	I-20	1
Feb 24, 2024	Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina	US-1	1
Feb 23, 2024	Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida	MU-OSPREY AVE	1
Feb 23, 2024	Kern County, California	HAGEMAN RD	1
Feb 22, 2024	Lapeer County, Michigan	SR-53 VAN DYKE RD	2
Feb 22, 2024	Manatee County, Florida	SR-62	1
Feb 22, 2024	Adams County, Colorado	I-76	1
Feb 20, 2024	Pasco County, Florida	SR-52	1
Feb 18, 2024	Riverside County, California	SR-371	1
Feb 17, 2024	Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina	US-1 S	1
Feb 17, 2024	Escambia County, Florida	SR-296	1
Feb 16, 2024	Lea County, New Mexico	SR-128	1
Feb 16, 2024	Union County, Georgia	CR-012800	1
Feb 14, 2024	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	SR-500	1
Feb 13, 2024	Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas	MU-SUBLETT RD	1
Feb 12, 2024	Coweta County, Georgia	I-85	1
Feb 11, 2024	Travis County, Texas	FM 812	3

Compare Ram 1500 with another vehicle

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.