Fatal crash profile · Model year
2018 Ram 5500
Compared with Ram 5500 · Ram · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 33
- Fatal crashes
- 33
- Deaths inside
- 2
- Other deaths
- 37
Between 2020 and 2024, 33 vehicles described as 2018 Ram 5500 were involved in 33 fatal crashes in the United States. 2 people died inside these vehicles and 37 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 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
5%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 60 percent of the share for Ram 5500: 9%
- About 20 percent of the share for Ram: 25%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 |
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
6%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Ram 5500: 9%
- About 45 percent of the share for Ram: 14%
- About one-third 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 5500: 3%
- About 5 percent of the share for Ram: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
36%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ram 5500: 33%
- About 85 percent of the share for Ram: 43%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2018 Ram 5500 | Ram 5500 | Ram | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.1% | 9.5% | 13.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 3.2% | 13.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 36.4% | 33.2% | 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 | 22 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 21 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2020 | Hillsborough County, Florida | SR-574 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Carbon County, Wyoming | I-80 US-30 US-287 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2020 | White County, Arkansas | SR-5-14 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Lewis County, Washington | US-12 | 1 |
| May 30, 2020 | St. Johns County, Florida | SR-16 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2020 | Racine, Boone County, West Virginia | SR-94 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Greene County, Missouri | US-65 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | Midfield, Jefferson County, Alabama | SR-5 | 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.