Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Transit

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

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%

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

2023 36 crashes
2022 17 crashes
2021 42 crashes
2020 105 crashes
2019 125 crashes
2018 80 crashes
2017 85 crashes
2016 68 crashes
2015 55 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Jul 22, 2021	Lenoir County, North Carolina	SSR-1341 TYREE RD	1
Jul 21, 2021	Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas	I-635	1
Jul 15, 2021	Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia	CROSSWAYS BLVD	2
Jul 9, 2021	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	MU-1500	1
Jul 5, 2021	Baldwin City, Douglas County, Kansas	US-56	1
Jun 24, 2021	Los Angeles County, California	THE OLD RD	1
Jun 23, 2021	Castro County, Texas	SR-86	1
Jun 22, 2021	Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina	I-40	2
Jun 20, 2021	Largo, Pinellas County, Florida	SR-688	1
Jun 19, 2021	Butler County, Alabama	I-65	2
Jun 19, 2021	Butler County, Alabama	I-65	8
Jun 17, 2021	Cass County, Nebraska	I-80	1
Jun 15, 2021	Dodge County, Wisconsin	SR-33	2
Jun 15, 2021	Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts	I-95	1
Jun 11, 2021	Lakewood, Ocean County, New Jersey	CR-549 LANES MILL RD	1
Jun 10, 2021	Esmeralda County, Nevada	US-6	1
May 31, 2021	Pinole, Contra Costa County, California	I-80	1
May 30, 2021	Bartholomew County, Indiana	SR-11S	1
May 27, 2021	Lebanon County, Pennsylvania	SR-501 FURNACE HILL PIKE	1
May 25, 2021	Henrico County, Virginia	CR-7565	1
May 19, 2021	Fresno, Fresno County, California	SHIELDS AVE	1
May 18, 2021	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I-10	1
May 18, 2021	Ashland County, Ohio	SR-60	1
May 17, 2021	Austin, Travis County, Texas	DESSAU RD	1
May 16, 2021	Lawrence County, South Dakota	US-14A	1

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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.