Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford F-550

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

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%

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

2022 23 crashes
2021 25 crashes
2020 26 crashes
2019 72 crashes
2018 15 crashes
2017 35 crashes
2016 37 crashes
2015 34 crashes
2013 14 crashes
2012 15 crashes
2011 17 crashes
2003 12 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Feb 16, 2021	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas	I-470	1
Feb 12, 2021	Chisago County, Minnesota	CR-7 RUSH POINT DR	3
Feb 11, 2021	Sumter County, South Carolina	US-76	1
Feb 11, 2021	Wayne County, Ohio	SR-585 AKRON RD	1
Feb 5, 2021	Union, Union County, New Jersey	SR-82	2
Jan 22, 2021	Licking County, Ohio	TR-169 TAYLOR RD	1
Jan 20, 2021	Darke County, Ohio	SR-49	2
Jan 15, 2021	Lonoke, Lonoke County, Arkansas	US-165-8	1
Jan 14, 2021	DeKalb County, Georgia	SR-12	1
Jan 11, 2021	Howard County, Maryland	SR-32	1
Dec 16, 2020	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	BADO ALY	1
Dec 8, 2020	Marion County, Florida	US-441	1
Dec 3, 2020	Casselberry, Seminole County, Florida	SR-436 SEMORAN BLVD	1
Nov 25, 2020	Hancock County, Maine	US-1	1
Nov 21, 2020	Morgan County, Indiana	MOULTON RD	1
Nov 18, 2020	Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi	US-90	1
Nov 13, 2020	San Diego, San Diego County, California	SR-163	1
Nov 11, 2020	Lynchburg, Lynchburg city, Virginia	RIVERMONT AVE	1
Nov 10, 2020	Sacramento County, California	JACKSON RD	1
Oct 27, 2020	Salado, Bell County, Texas	FM 2484	1
Oct 27, 2020	South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts	LUDLOW RD	1
Oct 21, 2020	Fresno County, California	BELMONT AVE	1
Oct 20, 2020	McKenzie County, North Dakota	US-85	2
Oct 20, 2020	Merriam, Johnson County, Kansas	ANTIOCH RD	1
Oct 19, 2020	Wilmer, Dallas County, Texas	I-45	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.