Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford F-450

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
314
Fatal crashes
313
Deaths inside
43
Other deaths
295

Between 2020 and 2024, 314 vehicles described as Ford F-450 were involved in 313 fatal crashes in the United States. 43 people died inside these vehicles and 295 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 medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 60
2021 61
2022 75
2023 59
2024 59

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

13%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 30 percent of the share for Ford: 45%
  • About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 7 58
2021 5 63
2022 11 67
2023 10 53
2024 10 54

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

5%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About one-third of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

3%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 20 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

36%

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

  • About 80 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford F-450 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 5.4% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 2.9% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 36.3% 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 217
Cloudy 37
Rain 29
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 199
Dark - Not Lighted 51
Dark - Lighted 49
Dusk 5
Dawn 5

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 41
California 27
Florida 24
Illinois 15
Ohio 15
Virginia 14
Georgia 14
Pennsylvania 13
North Carolina 13
Indiana 11

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford F-450 by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 22, 2021 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jun 14, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
May 28, 2021 Bedford County, Virginia 1
May 12, 2021 Waller County, Texas 1
May 8, 2021 South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana 1
May 7, 2021 Wharton County, Texas 1
Apr 30, 2021 Texas City, Galveston County, Texas 1
Apr 30, 2021 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Apr 29, 2021 Smith County, Texas 1
Apr 23, 2021 Montgomery County, Texas 1
Apr 23, 2021 Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey 1
Apr 22, 2021 Cullman County, Alabama 2
Apr 20, 2021 Orange County, Florida 1
Mar 22, 2021 Comal County, Texas 1
Mar 18, 2021 Fullerton, Orange County, California 2
Mar 17, 2021 Nye County, Nevada 2
Mar 15, 2021 Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee 1
Mar 10, 2021 Marion County, Oregon 1
Mar 9, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Mar 6, 2021 Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana 1
Feb 27, 2021 Glen Allen, Henrico County, Virginia 1
Feb 25, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Feb 18, 2021 Polk County, Florida 1
Jan 25, 2021 San Diego County, California 1
Jan 22, 2021 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1

Compare Ford F-450 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.