Fatal crash profile · Model year
2018 Ram 4500
Compared with Ram 4500 · Ram · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 10
- Deaths inside
- 1
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2020 and 2024, 10 vehicles described as 2018 Ram 4500 were involved in 10 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 9 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
10%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.7 times the share for Ram 4500: 6%
- About 40 percent of the share for Ram: 25%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Ram 4500: 8%
- About 5 percent of the share for Ram: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Ram 4500: 4%
- About 5 percent of the share for Ram: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
20%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About half the share for Ram 4500: 37%
- About half the share for Ram: 43%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2018 Ram 4500 | Ram 4500 | Ram | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 7.9% | 13.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 3.9% | 13.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 20.0% | 36.8% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Rain | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2024 | Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-105 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2022 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | SOMERSET RD | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Polk County, Florida | WALNUT ST | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Lancaster County, South Carolina | SR-200 GREAT FALLS HWY | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Kerr County, Texas | SR-173 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Wilder, Campbell County, Kentucky | SR-9 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2020 | Los Angeles County, California | ANGELES FOREST HWY | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | St. George, Washington County, Utah | PIONEER RD | 1 |
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.