Fatal crash profile · Model

Ram 2500

Compared with Ram · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
985
Fatal crashes
984
Deaths inside
211
Other deaths
900

Between 2020 and 2024, 985 vehicles described as Ram 2500 were involved in 984 fatal crashes in the United States. 211 people died inside these vehicles and 900 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 135
2021 200
2022 207
2023 205
2024 238

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 three-quarters of the share for Ram: 25%
  • About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 27 125
2021 46 185
2022 40 191
2023 40 186
2024 58 213

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Ram: 14%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ram: 14%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

41%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Ram: 43%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ram 2500 Ram All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.9% 13.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 13.5% 13.8% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 715
Cloudy 129
Rain 74
Fog, Smog, Smoke 17
Snow 13

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 553
Dark - Not Lighted 252
Dark - Lighted 126
Dusk 27
Dawn 16

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 208
California 71
Florida 66
Louisiana 36
Arizona 34
North Carolina 33
Tennessee 29
Pennsylvania 27
Colorado 26
Alabama 25

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ram 2500 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 9, 2023 St. James Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 6, 2023 Madison County, Alabama 1
Dec 4, 2023 Baylor County, Texas 2
Dec 3, 2023 Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 2, 2023 Chipley, Washington County, Florida 1
Dec 1, 2023 Haywood County, Tennessee 1
Nov 30, 2023 Lane County, Oregon 1
Nov 27, 2023 Power County, Idaho 1
Nov 27, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 26, 2023 Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois 1
Nov 25, 2023 Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee 1
Nov 22, 2023 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Nov 20, 2023 Litchfield Park, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 15, 2023 Licking County, Ohio 1
Nov 14, 2023 Klickitat County, Washington 1
Nov 14, 2023 Bastrop County, Texas 1
Nov 13, 2023 Vancouver, Clark County, Washington 1
Nov 9, 2023 Dillon County, South Carolina 2
Nov 9, 2023 Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 5, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 1, 2023 Rusk County, Texas 2
Oct 30, 2023 Weld County, Colorado 1
Oct 28, 2023 Cibola County, New Mexico 1
Oct 28, 2023 Sacramento County, California 1
Oct 23, 2023 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1

Compare Ram 2500 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.