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
Sep 7, 2021	Lea County, New Mexico	SR-128	2
Sep 6, 2021	Limestone County, Texas	FM 39	1
Sep 6, 2021	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	SR-449	1
Sep 5, 2021	Amenia, Dutchess County, New York	CR-3	1
Sep 3, 2021	Matagorda County, Texas	FM 457	1
Sep 3, 2021	Mesa County, Colorado	I-70	1
Sep 1, 2021	Thomas County, Kansas	I-70	1
Aug 30, 2021	St. Francis County, Arkansas	I-40-51	2
Aug 29, 2021	Polk County, Florida	TIMBERLANE RD	1
Aug 24, 2021	Gasport, Niagara County, New York	CR-55 ROYALTON CENTER RD	1
Aug 24, 2021	Monroe County, Florida	US-1	1
Aug 23, 2021	Butler County, Ohio	CR-233 TAYLOR SCHOOL RD	1
Aug 23, 2021	Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa County, Florida	PENSACOLA BAY BRIDGE	1
Aug 22, 2021	Sacramento County, California	SR-99 GOLDEN STATE HWY	2
Aug 21, 2021	Randolph County, Missouri	US-63	1
Aug 20, 2021	Kaufman County, Texas	I-20	1
Aug 20, 2021	Little Elm, Denton County, Texas	US-380	1
Aug 20, 2021	Johnston County, North Carolina	SR-96	1
Aug 20, 2021	St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri	I-44	1
Aug 20, 2021	Baltimore County, Maryland	SR-128	1
Aug 11, 2021	Greeley, Weld County, Colorado	US-34 BUSN RT 10TH ST	1
Aug 7, 2021	Lewisville, Denton County, Texas	FM 1171	1
Aug 7, 2021	Jasper County, Texas	US-96	1
Aug 6, 2021	Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	AIRPORT HEIGHTS DR	1
Aug 4, 2021	Peach County, Georgia	SR-96	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.