Fatal crash profile · Model
Polaris Ranger
Compared with Polaris · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 374
- Fatal crashes
- 374
- Deaths inside
- 377
- Other deaths
- 7
Between 2020 and 2024, 374 vehicles described as Polaris Ranger were involved in 374 fatal crashes in the United States. 377 people died inside these vehicles and 7 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 other vehicles or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 74 |
| 2021 | 74 |
| 2022 | 73 |
| 2023 | 78 |
| 2024 | 75 |
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
98%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Polaris: 96%
- About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74 | 1 |
| 2021 | 73 | 2 |
| 2022 | 77 | 0 |
| 2023 | 77 | 1 |
| 2024 | 76 | 3 |
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
32%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Polaris: 38%
- About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
37%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Polaris: 49%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Polaris: 57%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Polaris Ranger | Polaris | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 32.1% | 38.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 37.4% | 48.9% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.9% | 57.3% | 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 | 293 |
| Cloudy | 43 |
| Rain | 13 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 224 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 117 |
| Dusk | 15 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 33 |
| Texas | 33 |
| Missouri | 25 |
| Illinois | 23 |
| Arkansas | 23 |
| Iowa | 22 |
| Minnesota | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Polaris Ranger by model year
- 2023 13 crashes
- 2022 18 crashes
- 2021 28 crashes
- 2020 38 crashes
- 2019 45 crashes
- 2018 30 crashes
- 2017 26 crashes
- 2016 24 crashes
- 2015 33 crashes
- 2014 21 crashes
- 2013 23 crashes
- 2012 19 crashes
- 2011 16 crashes
- 2009 11 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 30, 2024 | Hempstead County, Arkansas | CR-HEMPSTEAD5 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa | US-6 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma | E 1120 RD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Hamilton County, Texas | CR-249 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Barton County, Missouri | CR-NE 40TH RD | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania | OLD PLANK RD | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Holt County, Missouri | US-159 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Comanche County, Texas | CR-436/FOLEY RD | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Ramsey County, North Dakota | 26TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Humboldt County, California | RIVERBAR RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Matagorda County, Texas | CR-262/CHINQUAPIN RD | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2024 | Johnson County, Illinois | TS- BUNCOMBE RD | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin | MAE WEST RD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Faribault County, Minnesota | TS-375TH AVE | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Box Elder County, Utah | SR-102 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Meade County, South Dakota | AVALANCHE RD | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | CR-T75/NORTH UNION RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Antelope County, Nebraska | CR-866 RD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Brown County, Wisconsin | BLAKE RD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Van Buren County, Iowa | TS-300TH RD | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Dodge County, Wisconsin | S PARISH RD | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Turin, Lewis County, New York | SR-12 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Steuben County, Indiana | CR-100 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | US-178 W MAIN STREET | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Schuyler County, Illinois | TS-HUEY DR | 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.