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
Mar 9, 2024 Venus, Johnson County, Texas 1
Mar 4, 2024 Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Feb 27, 2024 Chaves County, New Mexico 1
Feb 24, 2024 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Feb 15, 2024 Castro County, Texas 1
Feb 13, 2024 Cumberland County, North Carolina 1
Jan 22, 2024 Kent, Portage County, Ohio 1
Jan 14, 2024 LaGrange County, Indiana 1
Jan 5, 2024 Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia 1
Dec 29, 2023 Cedar City, Iron County, Utah 1
Dec 26, 2023 Hendry County, Florida 1
Dec 21, 2023 Fresno County, California 1
Dec 17, 2023 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Dec 15, 2023 Sussex County, Delaware 1
Nov 22, 2023 Allamuchy, Warren County, New Jersey 1
Nov 13, 2023 Aurora, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Nov 10, 2023 Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas 1
Nov 4, 2023 DeKalb County, Illinois 1
Oct 31, 2023 Harvey County, Kansas 1
Oct 30, 2023 King County, Washington 1
Oct 30, 2023 Buncombe County, North Carolina 2
Oct 24, 2023 Nitro, Kanawha County, West Virginia 1
Oct 23, 2023 Grayson County, Kentucky 1
Oct 19, 2023 Hillsdale County, Michigan 1
Oct 9, 2023 Lee County, Florida 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.