Fatal crash profile · Make

Ram

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 4,840
Fatal crashes: 4,765
Deaths inside: 1,366
Other deaths: 4,154

Between 2020 and 2024, 4,840 vehicles described as Ram were involved in 4,765 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,366 people died inside these vehicles and 4,154 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	671
2021	954
2022	1,053
2023	1,040
2024	1,122

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

25%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About half the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	208	555
2021	262	855
2022	308	886
2023	274	896
2024	314	962

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

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

About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ram	All vehicles
Driver speeding	13.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	13.8%	17.7%
At night	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	3,446
Cloudy	667
Rain	340
Fog, Smog, Smoke	66
Snow	66

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	2,658
Dark - Not Lighted	1,191
Dark - Lighted	665
Dusk	106
Dawn	97

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
Texas	829
Florida	381
California	323
Georgia	177
North Carolina	154
Arizona	149
Louisiana	133
Ohio	132
Tennessee	129
Michigan	126

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ram models

1500 2,694 crashes
2500 984 crashes
3500 598 crashes
5500 190 crashes
Promaster 2500 86 crashes
4500 76 crashes
Promaster 1500 67 crashes
Promaster 3500 51 crashes
Promaster City 49 crashes
Cargo Van 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
Mar 24, 2022	Visalia, Tulare County, California	SR-63 S MOONEY BL	1
Mar 24, 2022	Pinal County, Arizona	SR-347	2
Mar 23, 2022	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	I-35/PAN AM EXPWY	2
Mar 23, 2022	Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida	CR-807	1
Mar 22, 2022	Florence County, South Carolina	I-95 EXIT RAMP	1
Mar 22, 2022	Alamance County, North Carolina	SR-54	1
Mar 22, 2022	Sherburne County, Minnesota	305TH AVE	1
Mar 22, 2022	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	I-95	1
Mar 21, 2022	Bastrop County, Texas	SR-21	1
Mar 21, 2022	Chester County, South Carolina	I-77	1
Mar 21, 2022	Frederick County, Maryland	SR-140	1
Mar 21, 2022	Santa Rosa County, Florida	CR-197	1
Mar 21, 2022	Montclair, San Bernardino County, California	CENTRAL AVE	1
Mar 19, 2022	Lincoln County, South Dakota	SR-17 / CR-466TH AVE	1
Mar 19, 2022	Delaware County, Ohio	CR-16 CONDIT RD	1
Mar 19, 2022	Lake County, Florida	NUMBER 2 RD	1
Mar 19, 2022	Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida	43RD AVE	1
Mar 19, 2022	Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona	W CLAYTON RD	1
Mar 18, 2022	Laurens County, Georgia	SR-46	1
Mar 18, 2022	Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut	I-84	1
Mar 18, 2022	Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California	INDIAN CANYON DR	1
Mar 18, 2022	Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona	SR-40	1
Mar 17, 2022	Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri	I-57	1
Mar 16, 2022	Madison County, Tennessee	CR-OLD MEDINA RD	4
Mar 15, 2022	Eddy County, New Mexico	SR-200	1

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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.