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
Nov 29, 2023 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 29, 2023 Sacramento County, California 1
Nov 27, 2023 Fresno County, California 1
Nov 22, 2023 Lincoln County, Wisconsin 1
Nov 21, 2023 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1
Nov 17, 2023 Kern County, California 1
Nov 17, 2023 Oceanside, San Diego County, California 2
Nov 15, 2023 Lake County, Florida 1
Nov 15, 2023 San Joaquin County, California 1
Nov 9, 2023 Union County, Mississippi 1
Oct 26, 2023 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Oct 9, 2023 Hayward, Alameda County, California 1
Oct 6, 2023 Harris County, Texas 1
Oct 5, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Oct 3, 2023 Jackson County, Arkansas 2
Sep 27, 2023 Capon Bridge, Hampshire County, West Virginia 1
Sep 26, 2023 Geauga County, Ohio 1
Sep 22, 2023 Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Sep 21, 2023 Crook County, Wyoming 1
Sep 20, 2023 Loudon County, Tennessee 1
Sep 19, 2023 Napa County, California 1
Sep 19, 2023 Madison County, Alabama 1
Sep 18, 2023 DeSoto County, Florida 1
Sep 16, 2023 Perry County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 14, 2023 Rockingham County, Virginia 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.