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
Jun 11, 2023 Van Zandt County, Texas 1
Jun 3, 2023 St. Louis County, Missouri 1
May 25, 2023 Sun City West, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 15, 2023 Ventura County, California 1
May 10, 2023 Crawford County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 30, 2023 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Apr 20, 2023 Humboldt County, California 2
Apr 10, 2023 Grundy County, Illinois 1
Apr 4, 2023 Chambers County, Texas 1
Apr 4, 2023 Palisades Park, Bergen County, New Jersey 1
Mar 31, 2023 Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas 1
Mar 27, 2023 Forrest County, Mississippi 1
Mar 20, 2023 Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California 1
Mar 10, 2023 Whatcom County, Washington 1
Mar 8, 2023 Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky 1
Mar 6, 2023 El Paso County, Colorado 2
Feb 28, 2023 Alamance County, North Carolina 1
Feb 16, 2023 Coleraine, Itasca County, Minnesota 1
Feb 12, 2023 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Feb 10, 2023 Collin County, Texas 1
Feb 1, 2023 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Jan 31, 2023 Gloucester County, Virginia 1
Jan 30, 2023 Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana 1
Jan 27, 2023 Hernando County, Florida 1
Jan 24, 2023 Yuba County, California 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.