Fatal crash profile · Model

Ram 5500

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 190
Fatal crashes: 190
Deaths inside: 19
Other deaths: 197

Between 2020 and 2024, 190 vehicles described as Ram 5500 were involved in 190 fatal crashes in the United States. 19 people died inside these vehicles and 197 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	27
2021	45
2022	35
2023	39
2024	44

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

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About one-third of the share for Ram: 25%
About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	3	26
2021	7	45
2022	2	34
2023	5	37
2024	2	55

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About two-thirds of the share for Ram: 14%
About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 25 percent of the share for Ram: 14%
About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

33%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About three-quarters of the share for Ram: 43%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ram 5500	Ram	All vehicles
Driver speeding	9.5%	13.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	3.2%	13.8%	17.7%
At night	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	136
Cloudy	28
Rain	11
Fog, Smog, Smoke	5
Freezing Rain or Drizzle	1

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	125
Dark - Not Lighted	31
Dark - Lighted	27
Dawn	4
Dusk	3

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
California	25
Texas	20
Florida	15
Georgia	10
Indiana	8
South Carolina	7
Kentucky	7
Tennessee	7
Pennsylvania	7
North Carolina	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ram 5500 by model year

2022 19 crashes
2021 16 crashes
2020 26 crashes
2019 19 crashes
2018 33 crashes
2017 20 crashes
2016 16 crashes
2015 14 crashes
2014 11 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
Apr 13, 2023	Weld County, Colorado	US-34	1
Apr 4, 2023	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	SSR-3023 AIRPORT RD	2
Feb 25, 2023	Pearl City, Honolulu County, Hawaii	CR-BENNION DRIVE	1
Feb 15, 2023	Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia	SR-9 APPLE HARVEST DR	1
Jan 31, 2023	Coahoma County, Mississippi	US-49N	1
Jan 28, 2023	Collier County, Florida	SR-82	1
Jan 14, 2023	Seminole County, Florida	SR-46	1
Jan 1, 2023	Nassau County, Florida	SR-200	1
Dec 26, 2022	McKenzie County, North Dakota	US-85	1
Dec 7, 2022	Port Wentworth, Chatham County, Georgia	I-95	1
Dec 2, 2022	Sugarcreek, Venango County, Pennsylvania	US-62 ALLEGHENY BLVD	1
Dec 2, 2022	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia	SR-22	1
Nov 9, 2022	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	ARCADE BLVD	1
Nov 3, 2022	Los Angeles County, California	SR-138	1
Oct 19, 2022	Angelina County, Texas	US-69	1
Oct 4, 2022	Scurry County, Texas	SR-208	1
Sep 1, 2022	Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois	US-45	1
Aug 3, 2022	New Berlin, Waukesha County, Wisconsin	GRANGE AVE W	1
Jul 25, 2022	Lee County, Florida	MELLOW DR	1
Jul 24, 2022	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	SR-159	1
Jun 23, 2022	Viper, Perry County, Kentucky	CR-DUSTY RD	1
Jun 22, 2022	Sumter County, Florida	SR-44	1
Jun 22, 2022	Riverside County, California	SR-62 DESERT CENTER RICE RD	1
Jun 13, 2022	Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas	US-181/SINTON ST	1
Jun 5, 2022	Wood County, Wisconsin	CR-M	1

Compare Ram 5500 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.