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
Apr 13, 2024	San Diego County, California	CR-PINE BLVD	1
Apr 5, 2024	Henry County, Ohio	SR-108	1
Mar 26, 2024	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-874	1
Mar 20, 2024	Gregg County, Texas	SR-135	1
Mar 19, 2024	Oconto County, Wisconsin	US-41	1
Mar 15, 2024	San Benito County, California	US-101 HWY	1
Mar 14, 2024	New York City, Bronx County, New York	EASTCHESTER RD	1
Mar 13, 2024	Cannon County, Tennessee	US-70S SR-1 JOHN BRAGG HWY	1
Mar 9, 2024	Fontana, San Bernardino County, California	I-10 SAN BERNARDINO FWY	1
Feb 29, 2024	Riverside County, California	SR-74	1
Feb 17, 2024	Clark County, Ohio	SR-4	1
Feb 16, 2024	Teton County, Wyoming	US-189/US-191/US-26/US-89	1
Feb 16, 2024	Hardee County, Florida	SR-64	1
Feb 13, 2024	San Diego County, California	DEHESA RD	1
Jan 30, 2024	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	SR-31 GLADES PK	1
Jan 27, 2024	Petersburg, Petersburg city, Virginia	US-301	1
Jan 15, 2024	McDowell County, North Carolina	SR-226	1
Jan 8, 2024	Harris County, Texas	FM 2920	1
Dec 23, 2023	Granite City, Madison County, Illinois	SR-3	2
Dec 21, 2023	Patrick County, Virginia	SR-103/DRYPOND HWY	1
Dec 21, 2023	Douglas County, Nebraska	US-6 S 204TH ST	1
Dec 11, 2023	Chatham County, North Carolina	SR-751	1
Dec 10, 2023	Clark County, Nevada	E SAHARA AVE	1
Dec 5, 2023	Gallia County, Ohio	SR-588	2
Dec 5, 2023	Contra Costa County, California	I-680	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.