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
Aug 23, 2021 Glenn County, California 2
Aug 16, 2021 Fresno County, California 2
Aug 15, 2021 McCurtain County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 10, 2021 Carlton County, Minnesota 2
Aug 10, 2021 St. Clair County, Alabama 1
Aug 8, 2021 Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida 1
Aug 5, 2021 Yakima County, Washington 3
Aug 5, 2021 Collier County, Florida 1
Aug 1, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Jul 29, 2021 Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia 1
Jul 29, 2021 Morrow, Clayton County, Georgia 2
Jul 28, 2021 Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 27, 2021 Waverly, Wood County, West Virginia 1
Jul 23, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jul 21, 2021 Clinton County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 28, 2021 Northampton County, North Carolina 1
Jun 25, 2021 El Paso County, Colorado 1
Jun 24, 2021 Mesa County, Colorado 1
Jun 18, 2021 Russell County, Alabama 1
Jun 14, 2021 Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Jun 11, 2021 Caldwell County, Texas 1
Jun 5, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
May 28, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
May 28, 2021 Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida 1
May 26, 2021 Poinsett County, Arkansas 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.