Fatal crash profile · Model
Ford Ranger
Compared with Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 1,887
- Fatal crashes
- 1,884
- Deaths inside
- 1,313
- Other deaths
- 712
Between 2020 and 2024, 1,887 vehicles described as Ford Ranger were involved in 1,884 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,313 people died inside these vehicles and 712 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 395 |
| 2021 | 402 |
| 2022 | 404 |
| 2023 | 357 |
| 2024 | 329 |
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
65%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 281 | 136 |
| 2021 | 272 | 158 |
| 2022 | 271 | 153 |
| 2023 | 252 | 134 |
| 2024 | 237 | 131 |
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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
41%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Ford Ranger | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.5% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.7% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1,338 |
| Cloudy | 227 |
| Rain | 159 |
| Snow | 25 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 20 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,078 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 461 |
| Dark - Lighted | 221 |
| Dawn | 53 |
| Dusk | 44 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 159 |
| Texas | 157 |
| North Carolina | 135 |
| Florida | 131 |
| Georgia | 113 |
| Tennessee | 83 |
| Ohio | 67 |
| Kentucky | 64 |
| Virginia | 63 |
| South Carolina | 54 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Ford Ranger by model year
- 2022 21 crashes
- 2021 36 crashes
- 2020 50 crashes
- 2019 60 crashes
- 2011 60 crashes
- 2010 29 crashes
- 2009 30 crashes
- 2008 62 crashes
- 2007 67 crashes
- 2006 55 crashes
- 2005 66 crashes
- 2004 101 crashes
- 2003 169 crashes
- 2002 125 crashes
- 2001 141 crashes
- 2000 152 crashes
- 1999 127 crashes
- 1998 92 crashes
- 1997 90 crashes
- 1996 75 crashes
- 1995 46 crashes
- 1994 70 crashes
- 1993 44 crashes
- 1992 20 crashes
- 1991 14 crashes
- 1990 23 crashes
- 1989 21 crashes
- 1988 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2023 | Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina | SR-1710 LAKE DR | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Lewis County, Tennessee | CR-GOODMAN BRANCH RD | 1 |
| May 11, 2023 | Randolph County, North Carolina | SR-49 | 1 |
| May 11, 2023 | Perry County, Kentucky | SR-1096 FOURSEAM BUFFALO RD | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Floyd County, Indiana | SR-11 | 1 |
| May 7, 2023 | Rockbridge County, Virginia | CR-643 | 1 |
| May 6, 2023 | Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | S ARIZONA AVE | 1 |
| May 6, 2023 | Big Lake, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska | HOLLYWOOD RD | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | Grayson County, Virginia | SR-895 | 2 |
| May 3, 2023 | Spokane County, Washington | SR-27 | 1 |
| May 3, 2023 | Fayette County, Pennsylvania | SR-21 MCCLELLANDTOWN RD | 1 |
| May 2, 2023 | San Diego County, California | I-8 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Moniteau County, Missouri | CR-LITTLE MONITEAU RD | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Wells County, Indiana | CR-RIVER RD | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Lee County, Florida | SR-80 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Coffee County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Grayson County, Kentucky | SR-2804 HOPEWELL RD | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | White County, Arkansas | SR-36-3 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Coos County, Oregon | US-101 ODOT 9 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Onslow County, North Carolina | SR-1434 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-5 GOLDEN STATE HWY | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Haywood County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Lamar County, Mississippi | I-59 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Clay County, North Carolina | US-64 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Wayne County, Kentucky | SR-90 | 2 |
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.