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 15, 2022	Muskegon Hts, Muskegon County, Michigan	SHERMAN BLVD	1
Nov 18, 2022	Killian, Livingston Parish, Louisiana	SR-22	2
Oct 25, 2022	Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York	NORTHAMPTON RD	1
Sep 25, 2022	Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina	US-70	2
Sep 3, 2022	Suwannee County, Florida	US-27	1
Sep 1, 2022	Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, New Jersey	CR-16 ASBURY AVE	2
Jul 3, 2022	Hamburg, Livingston County, Michigan	CR-STRAWBERRY LAKE RD	1
Jun 16, 2022	Tippecanoe County, Indiana	I-65	1
Jun 10, 2022	Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas	MISSION RD	1
Jun 3, 2022	Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana	I-70	1
May 17, 2022	Rockingham County, North Carolina	US-220 BUS	1
Apr 27, 2022	Okaloosa County, Florida	SR-85	1
Apr 1, 2022	Taylor County, Florida	US-19	2
Mar 21, 2022	Porter County, Indiana	SR-130	1
Mar 13, 2022	Fulton County, Georgia	SR-138 JONESBORO RD	1
Feb 24, 2022	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	SR-0841 GENE SNYDER FREEWAY	1
Feb 19, 2022	Buckingham County, Virginia	CR-617	1
Feb 15, 2022	West Windsor, Mercer County, New Jersey	US-1	1
Feb 11, 2022	Los Angeles County, California	I-710 LONG BEACH FWY RAMP	2
Dec 31, 2021	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	SR-27	1
Dec 31, 2021	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	CALLOWAY DR	1
Dec 27, 2021	Powhatan County, Virginia	US-60	1
Dec 22, 2021	Elbert County, Colorado	I-70	1
Nov 25, 2021	Lincoln County, Colorado	I-70	3
Oct 29, 2021	Highshoals, Gaston County, North Carolina	US-321	1

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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.