Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford F-550

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
401
Fatal crashes
399
Deaths inside
44
Other deaths
397

Between 2020 and 2024, 401 vehicles described as Ford F-550 were involved in 399 fatal crashes in the United States. 44 people died inside these vehicles and 397 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 64
2021 89
2022 92
2023 88
2024 68

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

10%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 20 percent of the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 11 55
2021 8 94
2022 11 91
2023 8 86
2024 6 71

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: 16%
  • About one-third 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%

28%

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

  • About 60 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford F-550 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 6.0% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 3.0% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 27.9% 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 292
Cloudy 52
Rain 26
Fog, Smog, Smoke 5
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 267
Dark - Not Lighted 61
Dark - Lighted 50
Dawn 10
Dusk 8

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 47
Texas 44
Florida 31
Ohio 20
North Carolina 19
Pennsylvania 17
New York 13
Illinois 11
Alabama 11
Virginia 10

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford F-550 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
Dec 18, 2024 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Dec 8, 2024 Cumberland County, New Jersey 1
Dec 6, 2024 Seatac, King County, Washington 1
Dec 6, 2024 New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts 2
Nov 20, 2024 Kern County, California 2
Oct 31, 2024 McLeod County, Minnesota 1
Oct 25, 2024 Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi 1
Oct 24, 2024 Chauncey, Dodge County, Georgia 2
Oct 23, 2024 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Oct 20, 2024 Lee County, North Carolina 1
Oct 18, 2024 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 16, 2024 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Oct 16, 2024 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 12, 2024 Weld County, Colorado 1
Oct 11, 2024 Louisa County, Virginia 1
Oct 9, 2024 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 7, 2024 Flowood, Rankin County, Mississippi 1
Sep 24, 2024 Riverside County, California 1
Sep 22, 2024 Lakeland, Polk County, Florida 1
Sep 11, 2024 Clay County, Indiana 1
Sep 9, 2024 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
Sep 3, 2024 South Eliot, York County, Maine 1
Aug 24, 2024 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Aug 16, 2024 York County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 16, 2024 Rowan County, North Carolina 1

Compare Ford F-550 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.