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
Nov 17, 2021	Chatham County, Georgia	SR-204 FORT ARGYLE RD	4
Nov 2, 2021	San Diego County, California	I-5 SB	1
Oct 25, 2021	Beaufort County, North Carolina	SSR-1516 CHERRY RD	1
Oct 18, 2021	Greene County, Georgia	CR-017800	1
Oct 16, 2021	Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California	SR-62 TWENTYNINE PALMS	1
Oct 15, 2021	Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado	SR-30 S HAVANA ST	1
Oct 8, 2021	Henderson County, North Carolina	US-25 ASHEVILLE HWY	1
Oct 7, 2021	Talladega County, Alabama	CR-PLANT RD	1
Sep 3, 2021	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SR-0073 COTTMAN AV	1
Aug 24, 2021	Clark County, Nevada	NEEDLES HWY	1
Aug 15, 2021	Adams County, Washington	I-90	1
Aug 1, 2021	San Bernardino County, California	SR-138	1
Jul 8, 2021	Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota	I-94B	1
Apr 17, 2021	Corona, Riverside County, California	SR-91	1
Apr 15, 2021	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	SR-47/ HWY 47	1
Mar 31, 2021	King William County, Virginia	CR-618	1
Mar 15, 2021	Effingham County, Illinois	SR-33	1
Mar 10, 2021	Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	US-169	1
Feb 19, 2021	Citrus County, Florida	US-19	1
Feb 9, 2021	Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina	US-421 CAROLINA BEACH RD	1
Jan 1, 2021	Stanly County, North Carolina	RENEE FORD RD	1
Dec 12, 2020	Yolo County, California	COUNTY ROAD 98	1
Nov 13, 2020	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	I-70 RAMP E	1
Nov 3, 2020	Pinellas County, Florida	CR-611	1
Oct 15, 2020	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	I-476 NORTHEAST EXT	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.