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
Mar 17, 2021	Manalapan, Monmouth County, New Jersey	SR-33	1
Mar 16, 2021	Cass County, Texas	US-59	1
Mar 15, 2021	Martin County, Florida	SR-A1A	1
Mar 14, 2021	Riverside County, California	SYLVAN WAY	1
Mar 11, 2021	Fresno, Fresno County, California	BULLARD AVE	1
Mar 10, 2021	Glynn County, Georgia	SR-520	1
Mar 4, 2021	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	COCKRELL HILL RD	1
Feb 27, 2021	Riverside County, California	VAN BUREN BL	2
Feb 26, 2021	Hendry County, Florida	SR-29	1
Feb 24, 2021	Potter County, Texas	US-87	1
Feb 24, 2021	Benton County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Feb 19, 2021	Salem County, New Jersey	I-295	1
Feb 12, 2021	Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida	VERMONT AVE	1
Feb 11, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-35W TOLLWAY	6
Feb 8, 2021	Greenville County, South Carolina	SR-542	2
Feb 8, 2021	Carver County, Minnesota	US-212	1
Feb 7, 2021	Marshall County, Mississippi	I-22	1
Feb 4, 2021	Hillsborough County, Florida	JIM LEFLER CR	1
Jan 28, 2021	Auburn, Lee County, Alabama	CR-WIRE RD	1
Jan 25, 2021	Adair County, Missouri	SR-6	2
Jan 25, 2021	San Diego County, California	SR-79	1
Jan 21, 2021	Jim Wells County, Texas	US-281	2
Jan 21, 2021	Burlington, Kane County, Illinois	PLANK RD	2
Jan 13, 2021	La Salle County, Texas	I-35	3
Jan 13, 2021	Major County, Oklahoma	US-60	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.