Fatal crash profile · Model

Ram 3500

Compared with Ram · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
603
Fatal crashes
598
Deaths inside
115
Other deaths
588

Between 2020 and 2024, 603 vehicles described as Ram 3500 were involved in 598 fatal crashes in the United States. 115 people died inside these vehicles and 588 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 medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 67
2021 136
2022 154
2023 113
2024 133

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

16%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About two-thirds of the share for Ram: 25%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 13 65
2021 27 141
2022 43 138
2023 12 114
2024 20 130

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

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for Ram: 14%
  • About 60 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: 43%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ram 3500 Ram All vehicles
Driver speeding 10.1% 13.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 10.4% 13.8% 17.7%
At night 39.3% 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 431
Cloudy 96
Rain 30
Fog, Smog, Smoke 11
Snow 11

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 368
Dark - Not Lighted 144
Dark - Lighted 51
Dawn 16
Dusk 11

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 120
California 41
Florida 41
Georgia 29
Colorado 23
Oklahoma 22
Louisiana 19
Ohio 19
North Carolina 17
Utah 17

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ram 3500 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
Jun 29, 2022 Murray County, Minnesota 1
Jun 25, 2022 Fergus County, Montana 1
Jun 22, 2022 Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas 1
Jun 22, 2022 Broomfield, Broomfield County, Colorado 1
Jun 8, 2022 Liberty County, Texas 2
Jun 7, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jun 4, 2022 El Paso County, Colorado 1
Jun 2, 2022 Bureau County, Illinois 1
Jun 1, 2022 Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1
May 31, 2022 Mesa County, Colorado 1
May 30, 2022 Washington County, Arkansas 1
May 25, 2022 Vilas County, Wisconsin 1
May 24, 2022 College Place, Walla Walla County, Washington 2
May 22, 2022 Richmond County, North Carolina 1
May 22, 2022 Dothan, Houston County, Alabama 1
May 17, 2022 Fort Bend County, Texas 1
May 17, 2022 Wichita County, Kansas 2
May 16, 2022 Choctaw County, Alabama 2
May 13, 2022 Minnehaha County, South Dakota 2
May 11, 2022 Madison County, Illinois 1
May 11, 2022 Montgomery County, Illinois 1
May 8, 2022 Presidio County, Texas 1
May 8, 2022 Midland County, Texas 1
May 4, 2022 Josephine County, Oregon 1
May 2, 2022 Beaver County, Oklahoma 1

Compare Ram 3500 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.