Fatal crash profile · Model year

1999 Ford Ranger

Compared with Ford Ranger · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
127
Fatal crashes
127
Deaths inside
96
Other deaths
39

Between 2020 and 2024, 127 vehicles described as 1999 Ford Ranger were involved in 127 fatal crashes in the United States. 96 people died inside these vehicles and 39 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 34
2021 21
2022 27
2023 25
2024 20

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

71%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Ford Ranger: 65%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 25 12
2021 18 5
2022 15 13
2023 21 5
2024 17 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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Ford Ranger: 16%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Ford Ranger: 19%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford Ranger: 41%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 1999 Ford Ranger Ford Ranger Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.2% 15.5% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 26.8% 18.7% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 45.7% 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 82
Cloudy 21
Rain 6
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Snow 2

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 62
Dark - Not Lighted 43
Dark - Lighted 9
Dawn 7
Dusk 4

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
Florida 14
North Carolina 13
California 11
Tennessee 9
Kentucky 7
Illinois 6
Texas 6
Georgia 6
Virginia 6
Arkansas 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 6, 2023 Butte County, California 2
Jul 14, 2023 Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee 1
Jul 9, 2023 Mason County, Washington 1
Jun 16, 2023 Barnwell County, South Carolina 1
Jun 7, 2023 Fresno County, California 1
May 23, 2023 Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California 1
May 21, 2023 Cecil County, Maryland 1
May 16, 2023 Sonoma County, California 1
May 11, 2023 Perry County, Kentucky 1
May 3, 2023 Spokane County, Washington 1
May 2, 2023 San Diego County, California 1
Apr 30, 2023 Wells County, Indiana 1
Apr 29, 2023 Coffee County, Tennessee 1
Mar 31, 2023 LaSalle County, Illinois 1
Mar 20, 2023 Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida 1
Mar 13, 2023 Allen County, Indiana 1
Feb 24, 2023 Brevard County, Florida 1
Feb 9, 2023 Pitt County, North Carolina 1
Feb 1, 2023 Reno County, Kansas 1
Jan 1, 2023 Orange County, North Carolina 1
Dec 13, 2022 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Dec 3, 2022 Bexar County, Texas 1
Nov 26, 2022 Franklin County, North Carolina 1
Nov 22, 2022 Mercer County, Illinois 1
Nov 11, 2022 Fairfax County, Virginia 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.