Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Expedition MAX

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 133
Fatal crashes: 133
Deaths inside: 48
Other deaths: 107

Between 2020 and 2024, 133 vehicles described as Ford Expedition MAX were involved in 133 fatal crashes in the United States. 48 people died inside these vehicles and 107 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	15
2021	19
2022	29
2023	33
2024	37

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

31%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About two-thirds of the share for Ford: 45%
About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	15	8
2021	6	14
2022	7	24
2023	7	30
2024	13	31

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 16%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 80 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

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

About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 46%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ford Expedition MAX	Ford	All vehicles
Driver speeding	19.5%	15.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	12.8%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	50.4%	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	18
Rain	5
Snow	2
Fog, Smog, Smoke	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	67
Dark - Not Lighted	34
Dark - Lighted	27
Dusk	3
Dark - Unknown Lighting	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
Texas	31
California	11
Tennessee	11
Florida	9
Oklahoma	6
Arizona	6
Georgia	6
Michigan	5
Illinois	4
Minnesota	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Expedition MAX by model year

2021 24 crashes
2020 21 crashes
2019 16 crashes
2018 11 crashes
2008 13 crashes
2007 22 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
Aug 31, 2023	Warren County, Ohio	US-22 E	1
Aug 1, 2023	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	SR-2 GOV RITCHIE HWY	2
Jul 29, 2023	Sherburne County, Minnesota	CR-45	1
Jul 27, 2023	Dickson County, Tennessee	SR-48	1
Jul 13, 2023	Wyandot County, Ohio	US-23	1
Jun 15, 2023	Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia	US-84/221 SR-38 E HILL AVE	1
Jun 14, 2023	Plano, Collin County, Texas	MU-JUPITER RD	1
May 22, 2023	Manatee County, Florida	I-75	1
May 21, 2023	Freestone County, Texas	I-45	1
May 13, 2023	Lincoln County, Wyoming	US-89	1
Apr 24, 2023	Hale County, Texas	I-27 RAMP	1
Apr 5, 2023	Richardson, Dallas County, Texas	MU-JUPITER RD	1
Mar 21, 2023	Rockingham County, Virginia	CR-602	1
Mar 16, 2023	Morton County, North Dakota	SR-6	1
Mar 2, 2023	El Dorado County, California	US-50	2
Feb 22, 2023	Allegany County, New York	SR-70	1
Feb 20, 2023	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	CR-TALBOT AVE	1
Feb 11, 2023	Austin, Travis County, Texas	SR-275 LP/LAMAR BLVD	1
Jan 15, 2023	Athens, Clarke County, Georgia	CR-048000 BARNETT SHOALS RD	2
Jan 9, 2023	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	I-95	1
Dec 21, 2022	Midland County, Texas	BI 20	1
Dec 11, 2022	San Diego, San Diego County, California	I-15	1
Dec 4, 2022	Baytown, Harris County, Texas	I-10	1
Nov 26, 2022	Wilson County, Texas	FM 775	1
Nov 14, 2022	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	E 22ND ST	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.