Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Windstar

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 88
Fatal crashes: 88
Deaths inside: 66
Other deaths: 31

Between 2020 and 2024, 88 vehicles described as Ford Windstar were involved in 88 fatal crashes in the United States. 66 people died inside these vehicles and 31 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	17
2021	25
2022	18
2023	17
2024	11

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

68%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 45%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	10	7
2021	21	7
2022	14	5
2023	13	6
2024	8	6

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

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 16%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 16%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

40%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 85 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ford Windstar	Ford	All vehicles
Driver speeding	21.6%	15.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	22.7%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	39.8%	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	58
Cloudy	11
Rain	11
Snow	1

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	50
Dark - Not Lighted	22
Dark - Lighted	10
Dawn	3
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

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
California	13
Georgia	7
North Carolina	7
Florida	7
Alabama	5
Pennsylvania	5
Virginia	4
Tennessee	4
Michigan	3
Colorado	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Windstar by model year

2003 27 crashes
2001 17 crashes
2000 12 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
Dec 14, 2024	Bishop, Inyo County, California	US-395	1
Nov 10, 2024	Medford, Jackson County, Oregon	SR-99 ODOT 63	2
Oct 31, 2024	Carter County, Tennessee	US-19E SR-37	1
Oct 9, 2024	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	MU-LONG AVE	1
Jun 26, 2024	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	SR-BEAVER GRADE RD	1
Jun 11, 2024	Coos County, Oregon	US-101 ODOT 9	1
Jun 4, 2024	Parker County, Texas	SR-199	1
Apr 23, 2024	Santa Clara County, California	MONTEREY RD	1
Apr 11, 2024	Conejos County, Colorado	CR-15	1
Mar 2, 2024	Peoria County, Illinois	SR-29/GALENA RD	3
Jan 22, 2024	Lemon Grove, San Diego County, California	LEMON GROVE AV	1
Nov 18, 2023	Marion County, Florida	SR-35	1
Nov 10, 2023	Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama	CR-33	1
Nov 5, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	17TH ST	2
Oct 27, 2023	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	S WESTOVER AVE	1
Oct 24, 2023	Torrance County, New Mexico	US-60	1
Sep 10, 2023	Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan	SR-150 MAIN ST	1
Sep 8, 2023	San Diego, San Diego County, California	2600 BAYSIDE DR	1
Sep 6, 2023	Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky	US-60X LEXINGTON STREET	1
Aug 27, 2023	Osage County, Oklahoma	CR-LAKE RD	2
Aug 25, 2023	DeKalb County, Georgia	CR-5168	1
Jun 22, 2023	Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida	CR-581	1
Jun 4, 2023	New Castle, Henry County, Indiana	MU-BROWN ST	1
May 4, 2023	Maury County, Tennessee	US-43 SR-6 NEW LAWRENCEBURG HW	1
Apr 13, 2023	Tioga County, Pennsylvania	SR-660 ELK RUN RD	1

Compare Ford Windstar 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.