Fatal crash profile · Model

Ram 5500

Compared with Ram · All vehicles

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

9%

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

9%

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%

3%

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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 13, 2020 Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky 1
Aug 7, 2020 Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1
Aug 3, 2020 Lewis County, Washington 1
Aug 1, 2020 Lewis County, Kentucky 1
Jul 29, 2020 West Covina, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 13, 2020 Monterey County, California 1
Jul 6, 2020 New Castle, Henry County, Indiana 1
May 30, 2020 St. Johns County, Florida 1
May 14, 2020 Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island 1
Apr 1, 2020 Adams County, Colorado 1
Mar 12, 2020 Paradise, Butte County, California 1
Feb 24, 2020 Richland County, South Carolina 2
Feb 16, 2020 Racine, Boone County, West Virginia 1
Feb 7, 2020 Greene County, Missouri 1
Jan 11, 2020 Midfield, Jefferson County, Alabama 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.