The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Ford E-Series: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Ford reported 35 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ford E-Series, model years 2004–2022, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2006 | 8 | 10 | 28 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 26,730 | 15 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24,453 | 16 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17,403 | 5.7 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| No System/Component Specified | 10 | 4 |
| Rollover | 6 | 8 |
| Power Train | 4 | 1 |
| Fire | 4 | 1 |
| Structure | 4 | 3 |
| Service Brake System | 4 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 3 | 2 |
| Other | 2 | 1 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Tires | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 2 | 2 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 1 |
| Air Bags | 2 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Ford E-Series puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ford E-Series, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-17 | 2019 | MO | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-02-21 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · Forward Collision · No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q4 |
| 2023-05-05 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-07-25 | 2019 | AR | 1 | 0 | Power Train | 2023 Q2 |
| 2021-06-07 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q2 |
| 2021-06-07 | 2017 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q1 |
| 2020-09-07 | 2012 | MO | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Seats · Tires · Structure · Seat Belts | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-07-16 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-06-26 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q3 |
| 2019-03-12 | 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2019 Q2 |
| 2017-10-22 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-08-19 | 2017 | MN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Suspension System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-05-05 | 2016 | MD | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-03-22 | 2013 | ND | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2016 Q1 |
| not reported | 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Tires · Structure | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-10-07 | 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2015 Q3 |
| 2013-08-15 | 2013 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-02-25 | 2006 | IN | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2013 Q1 |
| 2013-01-10 | 2009 | KY | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-10-08 | 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-03-10 | 2006 | FL | 1 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-02-26 | 2010 | WV | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2012 Q1 |
| 2012-01-06 | 2006 | NJ | 1 | 0 | Fire · Fuel System | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-12-19 | 2006 | CO | 2 | 9 | Rollover · Structure · Seat Belts | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-11-21 | 2004 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Service Brake System | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-09-29 | 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2013 Q4 |
| 2011-08-06 | 2006 | PA | 1 | 0 | Other | 2013 Q3 |
| 2011-06-24 | 2011 | PA | 0 | 1 | Wheels | 2011 Q3 |
| 2010-12-30 | 2008 | AR | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-11-17 | 2004 | MN | 1 | 2 | Rollover · Structure | 2011 Q2 |
| 2010-10-17 | 2006 | AZ | 2 | 9 | Rollover · Suspension System | 2012 Q4 |
| 2010-08-09 | 2006 | UT | 3 | 7 | Rollover · No System/Component Specified | 2012 Q1 |
| 2010-02-14 | 2008 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2010 Q1 |
| 2010-02-05 | 2005 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q1 |
| 2009-10-29 | 2006 | IL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2010 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Ford received alleging a death or injury in a Ford E-Series and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a E-Series that sold more will have more rows. All Ford models · What these reports are, and are not.