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
Oct 17, 2021	West Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey	CR-644 RED BANK AVE	1
Aug 8, 2021	Hollywood, Broward County, Florida	US-1	1
Aug 2, 2021	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana	I-10	1
Jul 31, 2021	Pine Valley, Chemung County, New York	SR-14 WATKINS RD	2
Jul 21, 2021	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	I-70	1
Jun 17, 2021	Clark County, Ohio	SR-41	1
Jun 11, 2021	Kent County, Maryland	SR-291	1
Jun 4, 2021	Rutherford County, Tennessee	I-24	1
May 18, 2021	Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho	LINCOLN AVE	1
May 10, 2021	Wilson County, North Carolina	SSR-1169 RADFORD RD	1
May 8, 2021	Erie, Monroe County, Michigan	US-24 TELEGRAPH RD	1
Apr 4, 2021	Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee	SR-96 MURFREESBORO RD	2
Mar 23, 2021	New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware	US-40 PULASKI HWY	1
Mar 2, 2021	Midland County, Texas	CR-114	1
Feb 12, 2021	Clinton County, Ohio	CR-21 PRAIRIE RD	1
Jan 22, 2021	Jasper County, Indiana	CR-500W	1
Jan 18, 2021	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	SR-15	1
Jan 3, 2021	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	38TH ST	1
Dec 15, 2020	San Bernardino County, California	I-15	1
Dec 4, 2020	Fairfield County, Ohio	CR-45 ROYALTON RD	1
Dec 1, 2020	Fresno, Fresno County, California	SR-41	1
Nov 12, 2020	DeKalb County, Illinois	SR-23	1
Nov 10, 2020	Monroe, Butler County, Ohio	SR-4	1
Nov 6, 2020	Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama	OLD MOULTON RD SW	1
Aug 22, 2020	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts	I-93 N	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.