Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Ford Freestar
Compared with Ford Freestar · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 19
- Fatal crashes
- 19
- Deaths inside
- 16
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2020 and 2024, 19 vehicles described as 2005 Ford Freestar were involved in 19 fatal crashes in the United States. 16 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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 vans or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
76%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Ford Freestar: 61%
- About 1.7 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford Freestar: 14%
- About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford Freestar: 19%
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
58%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.7 times the share for Ford Freestar: 34%
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Ford Freestar | Ford Freestar | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.8% | 13.8% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.1% | 19.0% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 57.9% | 34.5% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2024 | Fulton County, Ohio | CR-C | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota | CR-49 N RICE ST | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Arnold A F Station, Coffee County, Tennessee | CR-WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | S ASHLAND AVE | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Durham County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | STALCUP RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois | MILL RD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Aiken County, South Carolina | I-20 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Preble County, Ohio | CR-25 NORTHERN RD | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | Maple Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | CR-70 DUNHAM RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan | N HURON PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Love County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Moss Point, Jackson County, Mississippi | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Carbon County, Wyoming | US-287 SR-789 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | N CLIFF AVE | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts | I-495 N EXIT 51B | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2020 | Lodi, San Joaquin County, California | S HUTCHINS ST | 1 |
| May 9, 2020 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | RALSTON AVE | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey | SR-35 | 3 |
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.