Fatal crash profile · Model year
2022 Ram 2500
Compared with Ram 2500 · Ram · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 84
- Fatal crashes
- 84
- Deaths inside
- 18
- Other deaths
- 76
Between 2021 and 2024, 84 vehicles described as 2022 Ram 2500 were involved in 84 fatal crashes in the United States. 18 people died inside these vehicles and 76 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 34 |
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
19%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Ram 2500: 19%
- About three-quarters of the share for Ram: 25%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 17 |
| 2023 | 4 | 25 |
| 2024 | 8 | 33 |
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
10%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Ram 2500: 14%
- About two-thirds of the share for Ram: 14%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Ram 2500: 14%
- About 1.1 times the share for Ram: 14%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
39%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ram 2500: 41%
- About the same as the share for Ram: 43%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2022 Ram 2500 | Ram 2500 | Ram | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 9.5% | 13.9% | 13.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.5% | 13.5% | 13.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 39.3% | 40.5% | 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 | 58 |
| Cloudy | 14 |
| Rain | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 44 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 18 |
| Dark - Lighted | 13 |
| Dawn | 5 |
| Dusk | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 16 |
| Florida | 6 |
| California | 6 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Tennessee | 4 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | Sumner County, Tennessee | SR-25 HARTSVILLE PIKE | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Dewey County, Oklahoma | US-270 US-281 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Buchanan County, Virginia | US-460 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Seattle, King County, Washington | MU-RAINER AVE S | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | New Haven, Oswego County, New York | CR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Ector County, Texas | SR-302 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Paris, Henry County, Tennessee | SR-356 E WOOD ST | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Ector County, Texas | SR-338 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2023 | Placer County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida | MU-NORTHLAKE BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Van Zandt County, Texas | SR-243 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado | US-160 SAN JUAN ST | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Assumption Parish, Louisiana | US-90 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York | SR-27A MERRICK RD | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Johnson County, Missouri | SR-E | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Odessa, Ector County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | London, Laurel County, Kentucky | US-25 S MAIN ST | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Crane County, Texas | FM 1053 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Macon, Bibb County, Georgia | US-23 OCMULGEE E BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Polk County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Butler County, Pennsylvania | SR-2012 DINNERBELL RD | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Hoke County, North Carolina | US-401 LAURINBURG RD | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Midland County, Texas | SR-349 | 2 |
| May 25, 2022 | Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California | SR-138 PEARBLOSSOM HWY | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.