Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Freestyle

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 90
Fatal crashes: 90
Deaths inside: 53
Other deaths: 46

Between 2020 and 2024, 90 vehicles described as Ford Freestyle were involved in 90 fatal crashes in the United States. 53 people died inside these vehicles and 46 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 cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	22
2021	24
2022	19
2023	18
2024	7

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

54%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 45%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	13	9
2021	14	14
2022	12	12
2023	11	7
2024	3	4

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 16%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ford Freestyle	Ford	All vehicles
Driver speeding	17.8%	15.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	22.2%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	48.9%	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	66
Cloudy	10
Rain	8
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

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	44
Dark - Not Lighted	25
Dark - Lighted	11
Dusk	7
Dark - Unknown Lighting	2

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	10
Michigan	6
Ohio	5
Indiana	5
North Carolina	5
Colorado	4
Missouri	4
Florida	4
Texas	4
Virginia	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Freestyle by model year

2007 22 crashes
2006 28 crashes
2005 39 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
Dec 26, 2024	Riverside County, California	I-10	1
Aug 23, 2024	Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona	SR-101	1
Aug 22, 2024	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	NS- 81405 LITTLE ROCK RD	1
Jul 19, 2024	Morgan County, Tennessee	US-27 SR-29 MORGAN COUNTY HWY	1
Jun 14, 2024	Stark County, Ohio	US-30	1
May 28, 2024	Polk County, Texas	US-190	1
May 9, 2024	Kings County, California	GRANVILLE BYPASS	1
Dec 27, 2023	Hanover County, Virginia	SR-156/COLD HARBOR RD	1
Nov 26, 2023	Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan	SPRINKLE RD	1
Nov 22, 2023	Colbert County, Alabama	SR-20	1
Oct 2, 2023	Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington	MU-S 74TH ST	1
Sep 30, 2023	Pike County, Illinois	SR-106	1
Sep 3, 2023	Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia	SR-622	1
Aug 10, 2023	Pembroke, Genesee County, New York	SR-5	1
Jul 6, 2023	Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas	WALDRON ST	1
Jun 16, 2023	Macomb County, Michigan	WILLIAM P ROSSO HWY	1
Jun 16, 2023	Lemon Grove, San Diego County, California	SR-94	1
Jun 7, 2023	Watonwan County, Minnesota	SR-60	1
May 21, 2023	Cass County, Nebraska	US-6	1
Apr 24, 2023	Ohio County, Kentucky	SR-369 BLOCK ROCHESTER RD	1
Mar 27, 2023	Mountlake Terrace, Snohomish County, Washington	MU-212TH ST SW	1
Mar 7, 2023	Beaufort County, South Carolina	US-17 TRASK PKWY	1
Feb 25, 2023	Towns County, Georgia	GUMLOG RD	1
Feb 8, 2023	El Paso County, Colorado	SR-115	1
Jan 22, 2023	Glenn County, California	I-5	1

Compare Ford Freestyle 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.