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
Jan 13, 2021	Craven County, North Carolina	US-17	1
Jan 13, 2021	Flordell Hills, St. Louis County, Missouri	JENNINGS STATION RD	1
Jan 8, 2021	Beaver, Beaver County, Utah	300 N	1
Dec 17, 2020	Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia	US-219	1
Dec 14, 2020	Pitt County, North Carolina	SR-33	1
Dec 6, 2020	Congress, Yavapai County, Arizona	SR-89	2
Dec 3, 2020	Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky	SR-118	1
Nov 28, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	SECO CANYON RD	1
Nov 19, 2020	Deschutes County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT	1
Nov 19, 2020	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	SR-13	1
Nov 15, 2020	Lake Forest, Orange County, California	SANTIAGO CANYON RD	1
Nov 10, 2020	Washington County, Oregon	US-26 ODOT 47	1
Oct 29, 2020	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	CR-618	1
Oct 28, 2020	Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa	F AVE NW	1
Oct 28, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	35TH AVE	1
Oct 15, 2020	Shiloh, St. Clair County, Illinois	CR-H62	1
Oct 11, 2020	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	W CENTER ST	1
Oct 10, 2020	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-35W	1
Oct 8, 2020	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan	CR-KNAPP ST	1
Oct 3, 2020	Yavapai County, Arizona	US-93	2
Oct 2, 2020	Modoc County, California	CENTER ST	1
Oct 1, 2020	Iron County, Wisconsin	US-51	1
Sep 19, 2020	Kings County, California	SR-198	1
Sep 17, 2020	Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona	ELLIOT RD	2
Sep 11, 2020	Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio	CR-612 DOROTHY LA	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.