Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 Ford F-150

Compared with Ford F-150 · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
312
Fatal crashes
312
Deaths inside
206
Other deaths
134

Between 2020 and 2024, 312 vehicles described as 2003 Ford F-150 were involved in 312 fatal crashes in the United States. 206 people died inside these vehicles and 134 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 65
2021 87
2022 62
2023 43
2024 55

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

61%

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 38 32
2021 58 36
2022 40 25
2023 28 21
2024 42 20

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford F-150: 15%
  • About 1.2 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 1.2 times the share for Ford F-150: 19%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

41%

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

  • About 90 percent of the share for Ford F-150: 46%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 Ford F-150 Ford F-150 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.9% 15.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.7% 19.0% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 41.0% 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 218
Cloudy 48
Rain 25
Fog, Smog, Smoke 6
Snow 5

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 173
Dark - Not Lighted 83
Dark - Lighted 35
Dusk 9
Dawn 9

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 61
California 25
Florida 19
Georgia 18
Tennessee 17
Alabama 13
Oklahoma 11
Ohio 11
South Carolina 11
Kentucky 9

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 4, 2020 Waupaca County, Wisconsin 1
Aug 4, 2020 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 3, 2020 Onslow County, North Carolina 1
Aug 1, 2020 Ottawa Hills, Lucas County, Ohio 1
Jul 31, 2020 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jul 25, 2020 Butler County, Ohio 1
Jul 25, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Jul 25, 2020 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 1
Jul 24, 2020 Webster, Harris County, Texas 1
Jul 13, 2020 Perris, Riverside County, California 2
Jul 9, 2020 Ohio County, Kentucky 1
Jun 30, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jun 25, 2020 Brazoria County, Texas 1
Jun 18, 2020 Carroll County, Georgia 2
Jun 11, 2020 Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jun 7, 2020 Montgomery County, Texas 1
Jun 5, 2020 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1
May 31, 2020 Granville County, North Carolina 1
May 9, 2020 Swift County, Minnesota 1
May 8, 2020 Klamath County, Oregon 1
May 3, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Mar 30, 2020 St. Johns County, Florida 1
Mar 11, 2020 Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas 1
Feb 27, 2020 Durham, Marion County, Kansas 1
Feb 27, 2020 Peoria County, Illinois 1

Compare 2003 Ford F-150 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.