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
Feb 3, 2024 Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi 1
Jan 20, 2024 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Jan 11, 2024 Okanogan County, Washington 2
Jan 9, 2024 Barron County, Wisconsin 1
Jan 7, 2024 Acoma, Cibola County, New Mexico 1
Dec 28, 2023 Del Valle, Travis County, Texas 1
Dec 11, 2023 Wheeler County, Nebraska 1
Dec 4, 2023 Makaha, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Nov 26, 2023 Lincoln, Talladega County, Alabama 1
Nov 25, 2023 Preble County, Ohio 2
Nov 10, 2023 Silver Bow County, Montana 1
Oct 29, 2023 Washington County, Texas 1
Oct 27, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Oct 27, 2023 North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Oct 14, 2023 Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 12, 2023 Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee 1
Oct 9, 2023 Lewis County, Washington 1
Sep 26, 2023 Sheshequin, Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 21, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
Sep 17, 2023 Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas 1
Sep 8, 2023 Waller County, Texas 2
Sep 8, 2023 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Aug 28, 2023 Daviess County, Kentucky 1
Aug 28, 2023 Siskiyou County, California 1
Aug 10, 2023 Riverside County, California 1

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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.