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
Dec 21, 2020 Riverside County, California 1
Dec 21, 2020 Marengo County, Alabama 1
Dec 19, 2020 Wichita County, Texas 2
Dec 19, 2020 Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas 1
Dec 18, 2020 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Dec 17, 2020 Chesterfield County, Virginia 1
Dec 17, 2020 Cherokee County, North Carolina 1
Dec 16, 2020 Fulton County, Ohio 1
Dec 16, 2020 Warren, Knox County, Maine 1
Dec 14, 2020 Washington County, Oregon 1
Dec 13, 2020 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 13, 2020 Canyon County, Idaho 1
Dec 11, 2020 Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas 1
Dec 11, 2020 Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky 1
Dec 10, 2020 Carter County, Oklahoma 2
Dec 10, 2020 Garner, Wake County, North Carolina 1
Dec 10, 2020 Pulaski County, Kentucky 1
Dec 9, 2020 Converse County, Wyoming 1
Dec 9, 2020 Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi 1
Dec 8, 2020 Cumberland County, Virginia 1
Dec 7, 2020 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 7, 2020 Warren County, Ohio 1
Dec 7, 2020 California, St. Mary's County, Maryland 1
Dec 6, 2020 Aurora, Adams County, Colorado 1
Dec 5, 2020 Davie, Broward 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.