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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2020 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | CIRCLE MOUNTAIN RD | 1 |
| May 31, 2020 | Clearfield County, Pennsylvania | SHORTCUT RD | 1 |
| May 29, 2020 | Klamath County, Oregon | CR-DELFATTI LN | 1 |
| May 25, 2020 | Pembina County, North Dakota | CR-87TH ST NE | 1 |
| May 24, 2020 | Lake County, Minnesota | NFR-122 LANGLEY RIVER RD | 1 |
| May 23, 2020 | Sanders County, Montana | CR- LITTLE BITTEROOT ROAD | 1 |
| May 22, 2020 | Sheridan County, Kansas | W 110 RD N | 1 |
| May 7, 2020 | Douglas County, Wisconsin | OLD LYMAN LAKE RD | 1 |
| May 6, 2020 | Stark County, North Dakota | CR-SW 121ST AVE | 1 |
| May 3, 2020 | East Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia | CR-0073 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2020 | Poinsett County, Arkansas | SR-14-14 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | Walworth County, South Dakota | CR-308 AVE | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2020 | Clay County, Texas | FM 2606 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | Coffee County, Georgia | CR-BAY MEADOWS DR | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2020 | Robeson County, North Carolina | SSR-1175 ANDREWS FARM RD | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2020 | St. Louis County, Minnesota | CR-108 LOST LAKE RD | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Burleigh County, North Dakota | CR-RIDGELAND DR | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Lauderdale County, Tennessee | SR-19 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Logan County, Oklahoma | CR-INDIAN MERIDIAN | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2020 | Rockingham County, North Carolina | SSR-1325 BEAVER CREEK RD | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2020 | Castro County, Texas | CR-527 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Madison County, Illinois | STRAUBE LN | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Saunders County, Nebraska | CR-25 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Noble County, Indiana | CR-600E | 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.