Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Compared with Ford Explorer Sport Trac · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
48
Fatal crashes
48
Deaths inside
38
Other deaths
17

Between 2020 and 2024, 48 vehicles described as 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac were involved in 48 fatal crashes in the United States. 38 people died inside these vehicles and 17 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 14
2021 10
2022 7
2023 9
2024 8

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

69%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford Explorer Sport Trac: 62%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 6
2021 8 6
2022 6 2
2023 10 1
2024 6 2

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Ford Explorer Sport Trac: 15%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford Explorer Sport Trac: 22%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

38%

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

  • About 85 percent of the share for Ford Explorer Sport Trac: 43%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Ford Explorer Sport Trac Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.6% 14.8% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.8% 21.9% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 37.5% 43.1% 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 35
Rain 4
Cloudy 4

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 30
Dark - Not Lighted 9
Dark - Lighted 8
Dusk 1

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
California 6
Texas 6
Florida 6
Kentucky 5
Alabama 3
Missouri 2
Illinois 2
Arizona 2
Colorado 2
Virginia 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 26, 2024 Montclair, San Bernardino County, California 1
Sep 28, 2024 Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, Alabama 1
Sep 12, 2024 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 1
Aug 24, 2024 Bexar County, Texas 1
Aug 13, 2024 Bath County, Kentucky 1
Aug 6, 2024 Bell County, Texas 1
May 28, 2024 Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
May 2, 2024 Pulaski County, Indiana 1
Dec 9, 2023 Marion County, Oregon 2
Dec 2, 2023 Scott County, Kentucky 1
Nov 12, 2023 Alachua County, Florida 1
Nov 1, 2023 Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois 1
Jul 8, 2023 Reynolds County, Missouri 1
Apr 26, 2023 Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 1
Feb 18, 2023 Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida 1
Jan 19, 2023 Cherokee County, Alabama 2
Jan 16, 2023 Kimberling City, Stone County, Missouri 1
Nov 8, 2022 Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona 2
Sep 14, 2022 Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma 1
Jul 20, 2022 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Jul 7, 2022 Milam County, Texas 1
Apr 9, 2022 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 1
Jan 7, 2022 Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico 1
Jan 5, 2022 Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 24, 2021 Stafford County, Virginia 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.