Fatal crash profile · Make

Ram

Compared with All vehicles

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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Ram models

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 27, 2021 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Aug 26, 2021 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Aug 26, 2021 Jefferson County, Colorado 3
Aug 25, 2021 Choctaw County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 25, 2021 Washington County, Georgia 1
Aug 24, 2021 Gasport, Niagara County, New York 1
Aug 24, 2021 Monroe County, Florida 1
Aug 23, 2021 Butler County, Ohio 1
Aug 23, 2021 Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa County, Florida 1
Aug 22, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 22, 2021 Henderson County, North Carolina 1
Aug 22, 2021 Sacramento County, California 2
Aug 21, 2021 Hampton County, South Carolina 1
Aug 21, 2021 Dade County, Missouri 1
Aug 21, 2021 Randolph County, Missouri 1
Aug 20, 2021 Kaufman County, Texas 1
Aug 20, 2021 Little Elm, Denton County, Texas 1
Aug 20, 2021 Johnston County, North Carolina 1
Aug 20, 2021 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Aug 20, 2021 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Aug 20, 2021 Maywood, Cook County, Illinois 1
Aug 20, 2021 Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida 1
Aug 19, 2021 Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada 1
Aug 19, 2021 Scott County, Mississippi 1
Aug 18, 2021 Cerro Gordo County, Iowa 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.