Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
283
Fatal crashes
283
Deaths inside
194
Other deaths
119

Between 2020 and 2024, 283 vehicles described as Ford Explorer Sport Trac were involved in 283 fatal crashes in the United States. 194 people died inside these vehicles and 119 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 63
2021 68
2022 50
2023 49
2024 53

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

62%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 39 26
2021 45 33
2022 33 22
2023 42 15
2024 35 23

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: 16%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford Explorer Sport Trac Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.8% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.9% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 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 206
Cloudy 41
Rain 19
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt 1
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 158
Dark - Not Lighted 68
Dark - Lighted 43
Dusk 7
Dawn 5

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 35
California 25
Florida 24
Alabama 14
Georgia 13
South Carolina 12
Kentucky 11
Missouri 11
Louisiana 10
Tennessee 10

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Explorer Sport Trac by model year

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
Nov 21, 2020 Citrus County, Florida 1
Nov 15, 2020 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Nov 13, 2020 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Nov 10, 2020 Greenwood County, South Carolina 1
Nov 9, 2020 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 6, 2020 Prairie County, Montana 1
Nov 5, 2020 Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 3, 2020 Adams County, Colorado 1
Nov 1, 2020 Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi 1
Oct 29, 2020 Wells County, Indiana 1
Oct 13, 2020 Pinellas County, Florida 1
Oct 8, 2020 Newark, New Castle County, Delaware 1
Sep 25, 2020 Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia 1
Sep 24, 2020 Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia 1
Sep 23, 2020 Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina 1
Sep 8, 2020 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
Sep 6, 2020 Menard County, Texas 1
Sep 6, 2020 Greenwood County, South Carolina 1
Aug 30, 2020 East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Aug 28, 2020 Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi 1
Aug 24, 2020 Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee 1
Aug 22, 2020 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 1
Aug 20, 2020 Nelson County, Kentucky 1
Aug 19, 2020 Marshall County, Alabama 1
Aug 15, 2020 Barron County, Wisconsin 1

Compare Ford Explorer Sport Trac with another vehicle

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.