Fatal crash profile · Model

Ram 1500

Compared with Ram · All vehicles

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

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 15, 2023 Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Dec 15, 2023 Anacoco, Vernon Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 15, 2023 Greene County, Arkansas 2
Dec 13, 2023 Goodlettsville, Sumner County, Tennessee 1
Dec 11, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 11, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Dec 10, 2023 Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Dec 10, 2023 Ionia County, Michigan 1
Dec 10, 2023 Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida 1
Dec 9, 2023 Lincoln County, South Dakota 3
Dec 9, 2023 Charlotte County, Florida 1
Dec 8, 2023 Comanche County, Texas 1
Dec 8, 2023 Dallas County, Iowa 1
Dec 7, 2023 Decatur, Wise County, Texas 1
Dec 7, 2023 Grady County, Oklahoma 3
Dec 5, 2023 Mahoning County, Ohio 1
Dec 5, 2023 Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho 1
Dec 4, 2023 Blanco County, Texas 1
Dec 4, 2023 Denton, Denton County, Texas 1
Dec 3, 2023 Missoula County, Montana 1
Dec 3, 2023 Elkhart County, Indiana 1
Dec 2, 2023 Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas 1
Dec 2, 2023 San Benito County, California 1
Dec 1, 2023 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 1
Dec 1, 2023 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1

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.