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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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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Ford Transit by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2023 | Rialto, San Bernardino County, California | SR-210 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Maywood, Cook County, Illinois | BATAAN DR | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | DeKalb County, Illinois | PLANK RD | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Greene County, Virginia | US-29 SEMINOLE TRL | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2023 | Washburn County, Wisconsin | US-53 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | St. Croix County, Wisconsin | CR-T | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington | MU-MCKINLEY AVE | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia | I-295 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | Douglas County, Georgia | SR-6 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Denton County, Texas | FM 156 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | SR-3 CLEVELAND AVE | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Hillsborough County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Lincoln County, Missouri | SR-47 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York | I-495 LONG ISLAND EXPY | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Harford County, Maryland | I-95 JFK MEM HWY | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Monroe County, Illinois | SR-3 | 2 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Copiah County, Mississippi | I-55 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin | MEGAL DR | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | Tuolumne County, California | SR-120 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Covington, Newton County, Georgia | SR-20 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Brick Town, Ocean County, New Jersey | CR-549 BRICK BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island | SR-12 SCITUATE AV | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Talkeetna, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska | PARKS HWY | 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.