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
Oct 1, 2021	Arab, Marshall County, Alabama	SR-69	1
Sep 3, 2021	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	TOEPPERWEIN RD	1
Aug 19, 2021	Scott County, Mississippi	SR-21	1
Aug 16, 2021	Monterey County, California	BLANCO RD	1
Aug 11, 2021	Newark, Essex County, New Jersey	SR-21	1
Aug 5, 2021	Madison County, Florida	I-10	1
Aug 5, 2021	Mammoth, Pinal County, Arizona	SR-77 E CUESTA ST	1
Jul 20, 2021	Fayette County, Indiana	SR-44W	1
Jul 12, 2021	South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut	US-5	1
Jul 9, 2021	Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona	SR-89	2
Jul 6, 2021	Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana	US-33	1
Jun 18, 2021	Todd County, Kentucky	US-79 RUSSELLVILLE RD	3
Jun 16, 2021	Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, Virginia	SR-164/ WESTERN FWY	1
Jun 15, 2021	Ector County, Texas	SR-302/PACIFIC BLVD	1
Jun 3, 2021	Brown County, Indiana	SR-46W	1
May 20, 2021	Indiana County, Pennsylvania	SR-286	1
May 7, 2021	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	ISLETA BLVD	1
May 3, 2021	Camden County, Georgia	I-95	1
Apr 28, 2021	Stanislaus County, California	SANTA FE	2
Apr 26, 2021	Newberry County, South Carolina	I-26	1
Apr 21, 2021	Todd County, Minnesota	CR-14	2
Apr 18, 2021	Wallowa County, Oregon	CR-DUG BAR RD	1
Apr 16, 2021	Denton County, Texas	SR-114	1
Apr 13, 2021	Searcy, White County, Arkansas	US-67-12	1
Apr 9, 2021	Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida	CENTRAL AVE	2

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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.