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
Jul 6, 2022 Nye County, Nevada 2
Jul 6, 2022 Leon County, Florida 1
Jul 2, 2022 Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Jun 23, 2022 Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina 1
Jun 22, 2022 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia 1
Jun 22, 2022 Barry County, Michigan 1
Jun 20, 2022 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jun 7, 2022 Weld County, Colorado 1
Jun 6, 2022 Princeton, Collin County, Texas 1
May 23, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
May 23, 2022 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
May 17, 2022 Tillamook County, Oregon 1
May 16, 2022 Rock County, Wisconsin 1
May 16, 2022 Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois 1
May 11, 2022 Chaves County, New Mexico 1
May 11, 2022 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
May 9, 2022 Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi 1
May 8, 2022 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
May 4, 2022 Livingston Parish, Louisiana 1
May 4, 2022 Gadsden County, Florida 1
Apr 22, 2022 White Oak, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 13, 2022 Chaplin, Windham County, Connecticut 1
Apr 12, 2022 Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 1
Apr 6, 2022 Hardeeville, Jasper County, South Carolina 1
Apr 5, 2022 Adams County, Pennsylvania 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.