Fatal crash profile · Model year

1997 Ford F-150

Compared with Ford F-150 · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
194
Fatal crashes
194
Deaths inside
122
Other deaths
81

Between 2020 and 2024, 194 vehicles described as 1997 Ford F-150 were involved in 194 fatal crashes in the United States. 122 people died inside these vehicles and 81 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 44
2021 42
2022 38
2023 37
2024 33

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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford F-150: 41%
  • About 1.3 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 28 18
2021 30 15
2022 20 19
2023 24 15
2024 20 14

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford F-150: 15%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford F-150: 19%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford F-150: 46%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 1997 Ford F-150 Ford F-150 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.0% 15.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 24.2% 19.0% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 47.4% 46.5% 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 143
Cloudy 25
Rain 16
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Snow 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 103
Dark - Not Lighted 50
Dark - Lighted 27
Dusk 8
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

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 30
Florida 12
Georgia 11
California 9
North Carolina 8
Kentucky 8
Tennessee 8
Oklahoma 7
South Carolina 7
Michigan 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 28, 2023 Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi 1
Jun 22, 2023 Montcalm County, Michigan 2
Jun 21, 2023 Campbell County, Virginia 1
Jun 16, 2023 Lea County, New Mexico 1
Jun 11, 2023 Dolan Springs, Mohave County, Arizona 1
Jun 10, 2023 Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana 1
May 24, 2023 Martin County, Texas 1
May 22, 2023 Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa 2
May 15, 2023 Chula Vista, San Diego County, California 1
May 7, 2023 Cullman County, Alabama 1
May 6, 2023 Seeley Lake, Missoula County, Montana 1
Apr 17, 2023 Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia 1
Apr 15, 2023 Marshall County, Kentucky 1
Apr 5, 2023 Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee 1
Mar 5, 2023 Kane County, Illinois 1
Mar 3, 2023 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Feb 13, 2023 Lake County, Tennessee 1
Feb 4, 2023 Madison County, Arkansas 1
Jan 22, 2023 Marion County, Oregon 1
Jan 22, 2023 McCurtain County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 26, 2022 Waycross, Ware County, Georgia 1
Dec 22, 2022 Navarro County, Texas 1
Dec 16, 2022 Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Nov 30, 2022 Searcy, White County, Arkansas 1
Nov 18, 2022 Valley County, Idaho 2

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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.