Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Ford Transit Connect
Compared with Ford Transit Connect · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 19
- Fatal crashes
- 19
- Deaths inside
- 10
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2020 and 2024, 19 vehicles described as 2017 Ford Transit Connect were involved in 19 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
53%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.5 times the share for Ford Transit Connect: 35%
- About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Ford Transit Connect: 7%
- About 5 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About double the share for Ford Transit Connect: 5%
- About two-thirds of the share for Ford: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
26%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About three-quarters of the share for Ford Transit Connect: 35%
- About 60 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Ford Transit Connect | Ford Transit Connect | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 6.8% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 10.5% | 5.2% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 26.3% | 34.6% | 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 | 12 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 3 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2024 | Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California | RT-62 | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | Calhoun County, Florida | SR-20 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Whitman County, Washington | US-195 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2024 | Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky | SR-312 GORDON HILL PIKE | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri | MU-KENT DR | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Pasquotank County, North Carolina | US-17 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Van Bowen, Wayne County, Michigan | CR-RAWSONVILLE RD | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Jefferson County, Alabama | I-65 | 1 |
| May 14, 2022 | Douglas County, Kansas | CR-1057 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Thayer County, Nebraska | US-81 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-30 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | SR-169 MIDDLEBROOK PK | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Aiken County, South Carolina | SR-19 EDGEFIELD HWY | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Epping, Rockingham County, New Hampshire | SR-125 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Sonoma County, California | SR-12 LUTHER BURBANK MEMORIAL | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Montgomery County, Kansas | US-75 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2020 | Orange, Orange County, California | THE CITY DR | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Clark County, Nevada | BUFFALO DRIVE | 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.