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
Sep 27, 2021 Hall County, Georgia 1
Sep 26, 2021 Butler County, Ohio 1
Sep 26, 2021 Tama County, Iowa 1
Sep 23, 2021 Industry, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 20, 2021 Wilson County, Tennessee 1
Sep 17, 2021 Malibu, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 16, 2021 Suffolk, Suffolk city, Virginia 1
Sep 14, 2021 Wright, Ford County, Kansas 1
Sep 13, 2021 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia 1
Sep 9, 2021 Trenton, Fannin County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2021 Brooks County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2021 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Sep 4, 2021 Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 3, 2021 Culver City, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 31, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 31, 2021 Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California 1
Aug 19, 2021 Harrison, Westchester County, New York 2
Aug 15, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Aug 7, 2021 Fresno County, California 1
Aug 6, 2021 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Aug 3, 2021 Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky 1
Aug 2, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 2
Jul 30, 2021 Wayne County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 26, 2021 Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia 2
Jul 23, 2021 Panthersville, DeKalb County, Georgia 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.