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
Jan 5, 2021	Whitman County, Washington	US-195	1
Dec 31, 2020	Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California	CALIENTE RD	1
Dec 12, 2020	Wharton County, Texas	SR-71	1
Nov 24, 2020	Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia	SR-5	1
Nov 20, 2020	Escambia County, Alabama	US-31 SR-3	1
Nov 15, 2020	Hoover, Shelby County, Alabama	I-65	1
Nov 12, 2020	Montrose County, Colorado	SR-348	1
Nov 1, 2020	Tres Piedras, Taos County, New Mexico	US-645	1
Nov 1, 2020	Effingham County, Georgia	SR-17	1
Nov 1, 2020	Somerton, Yuma County, Arizona	FULTON ST	1
Oct 5, 2020	Fair Oaks Ranch, Kendall County, Texas	SILVER SPUR TRL	1
Sep 27, 2020	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	E PINE ST	1
Sep 26, 2020	Fremont County, Wyoming	SR-135	1
Sep 19, 2020	Hernando County, Florida	US-98 SR-50	1
Aug 26, 2020	Carroll County, Maryland	CR-34	1
Aug 25, 2020	Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana	I-69	1
Aug 19, 2020	Elko County, Nevada	I-80 W	2
Aug 18, 2020	Pinetop-Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona	SR-260	1
Jul 28, 2020	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	MITKOF HWY	4
Jul 12, 2020	Madison County, Missouri	SR-OO	1
Jul 3, 2020	Gunnison County, Colorado	CR-730	1
Jun 25, 2020	Dawson County, Montana	CR-FAS 335 MARSH ROAD	1
Jun 19, 2020	Los Angeles County, California	OLYMPIC BL	1
Jun 8, 2020	Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California	AVENUE J	1
May 30, 2020	Dallas County, Alabama	US-80 SR-8	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.