Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Excursion

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 138
Fatal crashes: 138
Deaths inside: 79
Other deaths: 83

Between 2020 and 2024, 138 vehicles described as Ford Excursion were involved in 138 fatal crashes in the United States. 79 people died inside these vehicles and 83 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	37
2021	37
2022	28
2023	24
2024	12

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	23	21
2021	25	19
2022	10	19
2023	12	18
2024	9	6

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

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 16%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

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

About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ford Excursion	Ford	All vehicles
Driver speeding	21.7%	15.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	18.1%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	44.2%	45.5%	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	103
Cloudy	15
Rain	7
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2
Blowing Snow	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	81
Dark - Not Lighted	33
Dark - Lighted	19
Dusk	2
Dawn	2

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
Florida	15
Texas	14
California	13
Arizona	7
North Carolina	7
Georgia	6
Virginia	6
Oregon	5
Illinois	4
Wisconsin	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Excursion by model year

2005 20 crashes
2004 19 crashes
2003 13 crashes
2002 16 crashes
2001 22 crashes
2000 48 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
Dec 26, 2024	Moore County, North Carolina	SSR-2023 LAKE BAY RD	1
Dec 20, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 51ST AVE	1
Oct 6, 2024	Kent County, Michigan	SR-44 BELTLINE AVE	1
Sep 20, 2024	Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey	CR-618 PAULISON AVE	1
Sep 9, 2024	Randolph County, North Carolina	SSR-1944 BRANSON DAVIS RD	1
Jun 23, 2024	Stillwater County, Montana	SR-78	1
May 29, 2024	Reno, Washoe County, Nevada	S VIRGINIA ST	1
Apr 8, 2024	Ogden, Weber County, Utah	SR-39	1
Mar 31, 2024	Livingston County, Michigan	US-23	4
Mar 27, 2024	Randall County, Texas	I-27	1
Mar 2, 2024	Waddell, Maricopa County, Arizona	SR-303	1
Feb 22, 2024	Brown County, Wisconsin	CR-F WILLIAMS GRANT DR	1
Dec 18, 2023	Kennard, Houston County, Texas	SR-7	1
Nov 30, 2023	Jones County, Iowa	CR-D62	1
Nov 15, 2023	Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri	I-70	2
Nov 12, 2023	Leander, Williamson County, Texas	RM 2243	1
Nov 11, 2023	Smith County, Texas	FM 850	1
Nov 3, 2023	West Alton, St. Charles County, Missouri	US-67	1
Nov 2, 2023	Manvel, Brazoria County, Texas	SR-288	1
Oct 29, 2023	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	SR-99	2
Oct 27, 2023	Gooding County, Idaho	US-26	2
Oct 5, 2023	Austin, Travis County, Texas	SR-71/BASTROP HWY	1
Sep 22, 2023	Boone County, Illinois	MARENGO RD	1
Sep 9, 2023	Roanoke County, Virginia	I-81	1
Aug 14, 2023	Shafter, Kern County, California	E LERDO HWY	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.