Fatal crash profile · Model year

1994 Ford Ranger

Compared with Ford Ranger · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
70
Fatal crashes
70
Deaths inside
50
Other deaths
25

Between 2020 and 2024, 70 vehicles described as 1994 Ford Ranger were involved in 70 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 25 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 20
2021 18
2022 19
2023 8
2024 5

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

67%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Ford Ranger: 65%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 15 6
2021 14 7
2022 12 7
2023 5 3
2024 4 2

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford Ranger: 19%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

37%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford Ranger: 41%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 1994 Ford Ranger Ford Ranger Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.1% 15.5% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.4% 18.7% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 37.1% 41.1% 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 38
Cloudy 10
Rain 8
Snow 3
Blowing Snow 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 38
Dark - Not Lighted 18
Dark - Lighted 8
Dawn 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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
Virginia 7
Georgia 7
California 6
Washington 6
North Carolina 6
Indiana 4
South Carolina 4
Ohio 3
Minnesota 2
Alabama 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 8, 2020 Cumberland County, Virginia 1
Nov 4, 2020 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Oct 17, 2020 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Oct 3, 2020 Carroll County, Virginia 1
Sep 26, 2020 Petersburg, Petersburg city, Virginia 1
Sep 20, 2020 Hall County, Georgia 1
Sep 13, 2020 Temple, Bell County, Texas 1
Aug 13, 2020 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jul 1, 2020 Schuyler County, Missouri 1
Jun 25, 2020 Pasco County, Florida 1
Jun 15, 2020 Huntington County, Indiana 1
May 19, 2020 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 29, 2020 Covington County, Mississippi 1
Apr 26, 2020 Bedford County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 14, 2020 Washington County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 10, 2020 Russell County, Virginia 1
Feb 20, 2020 Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Jan 31, 2020 Dorchester County, South Carolina 2
Jan 29, 2020 Providence, Cache County, Utah 1
Jan 1, 2020 Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut 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.