Fatal crash profile · Model

Ram 2500

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

2024 14 crashes
2023 30 crashes
2022 84 crashes
2021 77 crashes
2020 81 crashes
2019 94 crashes
2018 163 crashes
2017 112 crashes
2016 128 crashes
2015 66 crashes
2014 91 crashes
2013 45 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
Jul 26, 2023	Guadalupe County, Texas	FM 1044	1
Jul 24, 2023	Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida	MU-46TH ST N	1
Jul 23, 2023	Polk County, Wisconsin	US-8	1
Jul 22, 2023	Elkhorn City, Pike County, Kentucky	US-460	1
Jul 21, 2023	Churchill County, Nevada	US-50	2
Jul 20, 2023	Vermilion Parish, Louisiana	SR-89	1
Jul 20, 2023	Madison County, Alabama	SR-53	1
Jul 15, 2023	Panola County, Texas	US-79	1
Jul 14, 2023	Island County, Washington	CR-E HARBOR RD	1
Jul 13, 2023	Mesa County, Colorado	CR-J	1
Jul 12, 2023	Lincoln County, Missouri	SR-47	1
Jul 11, 2023	Wasco County, Oregon	US-197 ODOT 4	1
Jul 9, 2023	Frisco, Archer County, Texas	MU-ROSE ST	1
Jul 9, 2023	Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota	MU-S SHORE DR	1
Jul 8, 2023	Orchard City, Delta County, Colorado	SR-65	1
Jul 7, 2023	Madison County, Nebraska	SR-24	1
Jul 5, 2023	Cass County, Missouri	SR-D	1
Jul 5, 2023	Forsyth County, Georgia	CR-015000	1
Jul 1, 2023	Union County, Pennsylvania	SSR-3003 GRAND VALLEY RD	1
Jul 1, 2023	Van Buren County, Michigan	SR-43	1
Jun 29, 2023	Van Zandt County, Texas	SR-64	1
Jun 26, 2023	Coahoma, Howard County, Texas	I-20	1
Jun 22, 2023	Charlotte County, Florida	US-41	1
Jun 19, 2023	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 83RD AVE	1
Jun 16, 2023	Chesterfield County, Virginia	CR-604	1

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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.