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 20, 2020 Williamson County, Tennessee 2
Dec 17, 2020 Escondido, San Diego County, California 1
Dec 17, 2020 Elmore County, Alabama 3
Dec 14, 2020 Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia 1
Dec 9, 2020 Panama City, Bay County, Florida 1
Dec 2, 2020 Crockett County, Texas 1
Dec 2, 2020 Lincoln Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 2, 2020 Wolcott, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Nov 19, 2020 Mauricetown, Cumberland County, New Jersey 1
Nov 10, 2020 Caldwell County, Texas 1
Nov 10, 2020 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota 2
Nov 9, 2020 Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas 1
Nov 7, 2020 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
Nov 7, 2020 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska 1
Nov 5, 2020 Borden County, Texas 1
Nov 3, 2020 Jefferson County, Oregon 2
Nov 1, 2020 Ward County, Texas 1
Nov 1, 2020 Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut 1
Oct 31, 2020 Adams County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 30, 2020 Lincoln County, Oregon 1
Oct 29, 2020 Lake County, California 1
Oct 21, 2020 Chester County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 14, 2020 Stone County, Mississippi 1
Oct 9, 2020 Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois 1
Oct 5, 2020 Henderson County, Texas 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.