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
Oct 24, 2021 Holmes County, Mississippi 1
Oct 21, 2021 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Oct 19, 2021 Guadalupe County, Texas 1
Oct 16, 2021 Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa 1
Oct 9, 2021 Mobile County, Alabama 4
Oct 3, 2021 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 17, 2021 Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Sep 13, 2021 Medina County, Texas 1
Sep 10, 2021 Teton County, Montana 1
Aug 29, 2021 Randall, Morrison County, Minnesota 1
Aug 28, 2021 Payne County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 27, 2021 York County, South Carolina 1
Aug 26, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 13, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 1
Aug 13, 2021 Jones County, Mississippi 1
Aug 7, 2021 Clarendon County, South Carolina 1
Jul 29, 2021 Shiawassee County, Michigan 1
Jul 27, 2021 Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 25, 2021 Clayton County, Georgia 3
Jul 23, 2021 Kern County, California 1
Jul 20, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jul 12, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jul 3, 2021 Tom Green County, Texas 1
Jun 17, 2021 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia 1
Jun 16, 2021 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 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.