Fatal crash profile · Model year

1996 Ford F-250

Compared with Ford F-250 · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
31
Fatal crashes
31
Deaths inside
13
Other deaths
18

Between 2020 and 2024, 31 vehicles described as 1996 Ford F-250 were involved in 31 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 18 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 3
2021 5
2022 8
2023 7
2024 8

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

42%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford F-250: 32%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 2 1
2021 3 2
2022 2 6
2023 1 6
2024 5 3

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

6%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 40 percent of the share for Ford F-250: 16%
  • About 40 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford F-250: 18%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford F-250: 40%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 1996 Ford F-250 Ford F-250 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 6.5% 16.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.1% 17.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 45.2% 40.4% 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 18
Cloudy 5
Rain 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
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 17
Dark - Not Lighted 8
Dusk 3
Dark - Lighted 2

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
California 4
Ohio 3
Missouri 3
Florida 2
Virginia 2
Washington 2
Massachusetts 1
Oregon 1
West Virginia 1
Arizona 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jul 15, 2021 Leon County, Florida 1
Mar 25, 2021 Ingham County, Michigan 1
Jan 8, 2021 Umatilla County, Oregon 1
Aug 30, 2020 Hale County, Texas 1
Aug 22, 2020 San Bernardino County, California 1
Jul 26, 2020 Vernon County, Wisconsin 1

Compare 1996 Ford F-250 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.