Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Ram 5500
Compared with Ram 5500 · Ram · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 26
- Fatal crashes
- 26
- Deaths inside
- 2
- Other deaths
- 27
Between 2020 and 2024, 26 vehicles described as 2020 Ram 5500 were involved in 26 fatal crashes in the United States. 2 people died inside these vehicles and 27 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
7%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 80 percent of the share for Ram 5500: 9%
- About 30 percent of the share for Ram: 25%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
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
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.6 times the share for Ram 5500: 9%
- About 1.1 times the share for Ram: 14%
- About 80 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 5500: 3%
- About 5 percent of the share for Ram: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
31%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ram 5500: 33%
- About 70 percent of the share for Ram: 43%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2020 Ram 5500 | Ram 5500 | Ram | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.4% | 9.5% | 13.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 3.2% | 13.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 30.8% | 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 | 18 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Texas | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2024 | Willington Hill, Tolland County, Connecticut | SR-32 RIVER RD | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Rockingham County, North Carolina | SSR-2544 E MOREHEAD ST | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Lake County, California | SR-20 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2023 | Wyoming County, Pennsylvania | SR-307 ROOSEVELT HWY | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts | SR-19 E BRIMFIELD RD | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Morgan County, Colorado | SR-71 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Northampton County, Pennsylvania | SSR-3023 AIRPORT RD | 2 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Seminole County, Florida | SR-46 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2022 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | Elko County, Nevada | SR-227 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Surry County, North Carolina | US-52 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | US-27 SR-27 ROSSVILLE BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Los Angeles County, California | FLORANCE AVE | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | RUTLAND DR | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | SR-52 LENAPE RD | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Newark, Essex County, New Jersey | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana | US-33 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, Virginia | SR-164/ WESTERN FWY | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Todd County, Minnesota | CR-14 | 2 |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Searcy, White County, Arkansas | US-67-12 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Carroll County, Ohio | SR-9 KENSINGTON RD | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | La Crosse, Rush County, Kansas | US-183 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | San Juan County, Colorado | US-550 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Eagle, Ada County, Idaho | SR-16 | 2 |
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.