Fatal crash profile · Model

Ram 3500

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

2023 18 crashes
2022 56 crashes
2021 56 crashes
2020 56 crashes
2019 41 crashes
2018 92 crashes
2017 74 crashes
2016 70 crashes
2015 47 crashes
2014 64 crashes
2013 19 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
Jun 11, 2021	Oregon County, Missouri	US-63	1
Jun 9, 2021	Helper, Carbon County, Utah	SR-6	1
Jun 8, 2021	Oglethorpe County, Georgia	CR-1640 FAIRGROUND RD	1
Jun 6, 2021	Uvalde County, Texas	US-83	1
Jun 4, 2021	Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas	I-540-2	1
Jun 2, 2021	Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois	SR-64	1
May 31, 2021	Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas	US-82	1
May 29, 2021	Loving County, Texas	SR-302	1
May 29, 2021	Cascade County, Montana	US-87/89	1
May 21, 2021	Caldwell County, Texas	FM 672	1
May 18, 2021	Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho	LINCOLN AVE	1
May 12, 2021	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	SAN PEDRO AVE	1
May 11, 2021	Prescott Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona	SR-69	1
May 6, 2021	Coffee County, Georgia	SR-32	1
May 3, 2021	Kankakee County, Illinois	I-57	1
May 1, 2021	Wharton County, Texas	FM 441	1
Apr 29, 2021	Clarkson, Grayson County, Kentucky	US-62 ELIZABETHTOWN RD	1
Apr 28, 2021	Tyrone, Fayette County, Georgia	SR-74	1
Apr 28, 2021	Fulton County, Arkansas	US-62-13	2
Apr 27, 2021	Colusa County, California	SR-20	1
Apr 26, 2021	Hardeeville, Jasper County, South Carolina	I-95	1
Apr 25, 2021	Yadkin County, North Carolina	SR-67	1
Apr 23, 2021	Levittown, Nassau County, New York	CR-189 WANTAGH AVE	1
Apr 23, 2021	Acadia Parish, Louisiana	I-10	2
Apr 21, 2021	Houston, Harris County, Texas	SR-35/TELEPHONE RD	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.