Fatal crash profile · Model year

2004 Ford F-250

Compared with Ford F-250 · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
160
Fatal crashes
160
Deaths inside
83
Other deaths
88

Between 2020 and 2024, 160 vehicles described as 2004 Ford F-250 were involved in 160 fatal crashes in the United States. 83 people died inside these vehicles and 88 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 27
2021 47
2022 31
2023 27
2024 28

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford F-250: 32%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 13 16
2021 25 24
2022 18 14
2023 16 15
2024 11 19

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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Ford F-250: 16%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

29%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.6 times the share for Ford F-250: 18%
  • About 1.8 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford F-250: 40%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2004 Ford F-250 Ford F-250 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 23.1% 16.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 29.4% 17.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 43.8% 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 104
Cloudy 26
Rain 15
Snow 4
Blowing Snow 2

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 83
Dark - Not Lighted 49
Dark - Lighted 17
Dusk 4
Dawn 4

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 24
Florida 17
California 12
North Carolina 9
Georgia 9
Oregon 6
Pennsylvania 6
Missouri 6
Kentucky 4
Montana 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 15, 2024 Missoula County, Montana 1
Jan 10, 2024 Carroll County, Georgia 1
Jan 8, 2024 Rusk County, Texas 1
Dec 19, 2023 San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 1, 2023 Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida 1
Nov 5, 2023 Columbia County, Florida 1
Oct 28, 2023 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee 2
Oct 1, 2023 Green River, Emery County, Utah 1
Sep 22, 2023 Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 20, 2023 Onslow County, North Carolina 1
Sep 12, 2023 South Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Sep 7, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Sep 4, 2023 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Aug 15, 2023 Washington County, Oregon 2
Jun 21, 2023 Collins, Covington County, Mississippi 1
Jun 15, 2023 Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1
May 26, 2023 Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 1
May 13, 2023 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Apr 25, 2023 Clackamas County, Oregon 2
Apr 12, 2023 Balch Springs, Dallas County, Texas 1
Apr 7, 2023 Duval County, Texas 1
Mar 31, 2023 Gulf County, Florida 1
Feb 18, 2023 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Feb 13, 2023 Baker County, Oregon 1
Feb 7, 2023 McKinley County, New Mexico 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.