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
Dec 27, 2021 Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi 1
Dec 27, 2021 Costilla County, Colorado 1
Dec 20, 2021 Arcadia, Hamilton County, Indiana 1
Dec 16, 2021 Stamford, Jones County, Texas 2
Dec 15, 2021 Union County, Oregon 1
Dec 15, 2021 Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia 1
Dec 15, 2021 Riverside County, California 1
Dec 4, 2021 American Fork, Utah County, Utah 1
Dec 4, 2021 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana 2
Dec 4, 2021 Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 25, 2021 Marengo County, Alabama 1
Nov 22, 2021 Martin County, Florida 1
Nov 16, 2021 Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa 2
Nov 14, 2021 Santa Clara County, California 1
Nov 13, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 12, 2021 Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana 1
Nov 10, 2021 Deschutes County, Oregon 1
Nov 9, 2021 Tehama County, California 2
Nov 9, 2021 Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 5, 2021 Hendry County, Florida 2
Oct 31, 2021 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 20, 2021 Commerce, Ottawa County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 15, 2021 Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Oct 13, 2021 Titusville, Brevard County, Florida 1
Oct 12, 2021 Tulare County, California 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.