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
Oct 19, 2023	Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho	US-91	1
Oct 11, 2023	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana	I-69	1
Oct 11, 2023	Rio Grande County, Colorado	US-285	1
Oct 10, 2023	Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky	SR-9002	1
Oct 6, 2023	Thorn Hill, Grainger County, Tennessee	US-25E SR-32	1
Oct 5, 2023	Klamath County, Oregon	SR-58 ODOT 18	1
Sep 22, 2023	Smith County, Texas	SR-31	2
Sep 20, 2023	Islip, Suffolk County, New York	I-495	1
Sep 19, 2023	Jackson County, Mississippi	I-10	1
Sep 17, 2023	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	US-58	1
Sep 11, 2023	Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Michigan	18 MILE RD	1
Sep 9, 2023	Brown County, Ohio	US-68	1
Sep 9, 2023	Marion County, Florida	I-75	1
Sep 8, 2023	Winona, Shannon County, Missouri	US-60	1
Sep 6, 2023	Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado	US-24 E PLATTE AVE	1
Sep 5, 2023	Chambers County, Texas	FM 563	1
Sep 2, 2023	Cullman County, Alabama	CR-107	1
Aug 27, 2023	Wayne County, Ohio	SR-226 MARKET ST	1
Aug 25, 2023	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	MU-830 FAIRWOOD AV	1
Aug 25, 2023	Wilkes County, North Carolina	SSR-1931 GREENHORN RD	1
Aug 22, 2023	Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont	SR- 279	1
Aug 21, 2023	Columbia County, Oregon	US-30 ODOT 92	1
Aug 20, 2023	Houston, Harris County, Texas	MU-WEBSTER	1
Aug 20, 2023	Hunt County, Texas	SR-224	1
Aug 20, 2023	Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas	I-37	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.