Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Transit

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
616
Fatal crashes
614
Deaths inside
178
Other deaths
537

Between 2020 and 2024, 616 vehicles described as Ford Transit were involved in 614 fatal crashes in the United States. 178 people died inside these vehicles and 537 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 vans or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 61
2021 141
2022 131
2023 132
2024 151

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

25%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 55 percent of the share for Ford: 45%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 13 53
2021 36 135
2022 53 103
2023 35 107
2024 41 139

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

7%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About half the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

4%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 25 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

32%

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

  • About two-thirds of the share for Ford: 46%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford Transit Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 7.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 3.7% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 32.3% 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 431
Cloudy 93
Rain 42
Fog, Smog, Smoke 6
Snow 6

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 394
Dark - Not Lighted 109
Dark - Lighted 80
Dawn 14
Dusk 9

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 65
California 60
Texas 53
New York 29
Pennsylvania 24
Illinois 23
Virginia 22
Georgia 22
North Carolina 21
New Jersey 21

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Transit 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 29, 2024 Palm Beach County, Florida 3
Dec 24, 2024 Williamsburg County, South Carolina 2
Dec 20, 2024 Deschutes County, Oregon 1
Dec 20, 2024 Millen, Jenkins County, Georgia 2
Dec 17, 2024 Fannin County, Texas 1
Dec 17, 2024 Osceola County, Florida 1
Dec 11, 2024 Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 9, 2024 Potter County, Texas 1
Dec 9, 2024 Monmouth County, New Jersey 1
Dec 7, 2024 Goldsby, McClain County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 5, 2024 Darke County, Ohio 1
Dec 5, 2024 Delaware County, Ohio 1
Dec 2, 2024 Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York 1
Dec 1, 2024 Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida 1
Nov 28, 2024 Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California 1
Nov 24, 2024 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Nov 22, 2024 Canton Township, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Nov 20, 2024 Del Norte County, California 1
Nov 18, 2024 Barrow County, Georgia 1
Nov 18, 2024 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Nov 12, 2024 Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan 1
Nov 8, 2024 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Nov 5, 2024 Shenandoah County, Virginia 1
Nov 4, 2024 White County, Arkansas 1
Nov 1, 2024 Shelby County, Tennessee 1

Compare Ford Transit 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.