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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 21, 2021 Beaver County, Oklahoma 2
Jan 19, 2021 Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho 1
Jan 18, 2021 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Jan 13, 2021 Iron County, Michigan 1
Jan 10, 2021 Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee 1
Jan 9, 2021 Edgefield County, South Carolina 1
Jan 9, 2021 Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 8, 2021 Ashe County, North Carolina 1
Jan 7, 2021 Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jan 5, 2021 Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana 1
Jan 4, 2021 Crockett County, Tennessee 1
Jan 1, 2021 Lewis County, Washington 1
Jan 1, 2021 Pend Oreille County, Washington 1
Jan 1, 2021 Nassau County, Florida 1
Dec 31, 2020 Jasper County, Texas 1
Dec 31, 2020 Perry County, Mississippi 1
Dec 31, 2020 Clinton County, Indiana 1
Dec 28, 2020 Smyth County, Virginia 1
Dec 27, 2020 Milan, Cibola County, New Mexico 1
Dec 26, 2020 Iroquois County, Illinois 2
Dec 25, 2020 Umatilla County, Oregon 2
Dec 24, 2020 Sonoma County, California 1
Dec 22, 2020 Alachua County, Florida 1
Dec 21, 2020 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Dec 21, 2020 Manatee County, Florida 1

Compare Ford Ranger 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.