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
Oct 15, 2020	Shelby County, Kentucky	US-60	1
Oct 5, 2020	Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi	S EASON BLVD	1
Sep 17, 2020	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	TERRACE ST	1
Sep 17, 2020	New York City, Kings County, New York	MYRTLE AVE	1
Sep 16, 2020	Wake County, North Carolina	I-40 DAN K MOORE FWY	1
Sep 15, 2020	Austin, Travis County, Texas	FERGUSON LN	1
Sep 9, 2020	Lee County, Florida	US-41	1
Aug 26, 2020	Brazoria County, Texas	FM 2611	1
Aug 20, 2020	Klickitat County, Washington	US-97	1
Aug 20, 2020	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	I-40 RAMP	1
Aug 9, 2020	Polk County, Florida	SR-60	1
Aug 6, 2020	Marquette County, Michigan	CR-550	1
Aug 5, 2020	Crab Orchard, Cumberland County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Aug 5, 2020	Pinehurst, Dooly County, Georgia	SR-0007	1
Aug 4, 2020	Nassau County, Florida	US-301	1
Jul 29, 2020	Mesa County, Colorado	CR-30 RD	1
Jul 28, 2020	Clackamas County, Oregon	SR-224 ODOT 171	1
Jul 25, 2020	Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas	CS- W PLEASANT GROVE RD	1
Jul 17, 2020	Orange County, North Carolina	US-70	1
Jul 16, 2020	Midland County, Texas	SR-158	1
Jul 16, 2020	Shasta County, California	CHINA GULCH DR	2
Jul 13, 2020	Princeton, Collin County, Texas	FM 75/LONG NECK RD	1
Jul 10, 2020	Collier County, Florida	CR-876	1
Jul 4, 2020	Iredell County, North Carolina	I-77	1
Jul 1, 2020	Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas	SR-112-02	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.