Fatal crash profile · Model
Ford Explorer
Compared with Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 2,742
- Fatal crashes
- 2,723
- Deaths inside
- 1,339
- Other deaths
- 1,739
Between 2020 and 2024, 2,742 vehicles described as Ford Explorer were involved in 2,723 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,339 people died inside these vehicles and 1,739 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 573 |
| 2021 | 596 |
| 2022 | 537 |
| 2023 | 538 |
| 2024 | 498 |
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
44%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 307 | 325 |
| 2021 | 284 | 391 |
| 2022 | 278 | 329 |
| 2023 | 234 | 356 |
| 2024 | 236 | 338 |
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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Ford Explorer | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.2% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.1% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.2% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1,960 |
| Cloudy | 369 |
| Rain | 198 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 37 |
| Snow | 26 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,378 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 656 |
| Dark - Lighted | 548 |
| Dusk | 61 |
| Dawn | 46 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 268 |
| California | 239 |
| Florida | 195 |
| North Carolina | 139 |
| Georgia | 136 |
| Michigan | 104 |
| Illinois | 89 |
| Tennessee | 89 |
| Ohio | 88 |
| Virginia | 77 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Ford Explorer by model year
- 2023 33 crashes
- 2022 54 crashes
- 2021 99 crashes
- 2020 155 crashes
- 2019 88 crashes
- 2018 159 crashes
- 2017 204 crashes
- 2016 147 crashes
- 2015 110 crashes
- 2014 105 crashes
- 2013 143 crashes
- 2012 51 crashes
- 2011 58 crashes
- 2010 36 crashes
- 2009 12 crashes
- 2008 45 crashes
- 2007 53 crashes
- 2006 67 crashes
- 2005 100 crashes
- 2004 139 crashes
- 2003 125 crashes
- 2002 179 crashes
- 2001 79 crashes
- 2000 94 crashes
- 1999 86 crashes
- 1998 106 crashes
- 1997 66 crashes
- 1996 63 crashes
- 1995 24 crashes
- 1994 15 crashes
- 1993 12 crashes
- 1992 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2021 | Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas | SR-83/GETTY ST | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2021 | San Bernardino County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Carson City, Carson City, Nevada | GONI RD | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia | SR-122 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | 65TH ST EXPY | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Luna County, New Mexico | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Summit County, Ohio | CR-25 VALLEY VIEW RD | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | S PECOS RD | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | Tazewell County, Virginia | SR-67/ JEWELL RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | Waycross, Ware County, Georgia | CS-67705 KNIGHT AVE | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Linn County, Oregon | CR-CRESCENT HILL RD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | SR-0309 HUNTER HW | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | I-93 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | Lassen County, California | US-395 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | Harris County, Texas | CR-FRY RD | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | SR-0239 POND HILL RD | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Lewiston, Niagara County, New York | SWANN RD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Chelan County, Washington | US-2 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Orange County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Harris County, Texas | FM 2100/CROSBY HUFFMAN RD | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina | SSR-2015 SPRING FOREST RD | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | CR-152 LYNDALE AVE N | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2021 | Gonzales County, Texas | US-183 | 3 |
| Jul 5, 2021 | East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | US-6 EUCLID AV | 1 |
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.