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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2024 | Kona, Letcher County, Kentucky | US-119 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Talladega County, Alabama | I-20 | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | US-70S SR-1 WEST END AVE | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee | SR-109 | 2 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Prince George's County, Maryland | US-301 CRAIN HWY | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina | SR-81 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska | US-6 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Frederick County, Maryland | SR-194 WOODSBORO PK | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky | SR-228 BATTLEBORN RD | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia | SR-3 TARA BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | MU-SUNSHINE ST | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Palm Desert, Riverside County, California | WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia | SR-62 RIPLEY RD | 2 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, Arkansas | SR-9 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Menifee, Riverside County, California | MURREITA RD | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Le Sueur County, Minnesota | CR-30 181ST AVE | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Livingston Parish, Louisiana | SR-43 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Baker County, Florida | CR-23 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Tazewell County, Illinois | CR-11/TOWERLINE RD | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Juliette, Monroe County, Georgia | SR-87 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico | CR-4271 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Marion County, Oregon | I-5 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | SR-115 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Crockett County, Texas | RM 2083 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Coweta County, Georgia | CS-CEDAR CREEK RD | 1 |
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.