During the raid on Gordon Kahl's farm, a John Deere tractor appears parked in front of the house for one scene as an officer runs by and then is not seen again.
The Medina police officers wear uniforms with "M.P.D." pins while driving vehicles that say "Sheriff's Department" and "Sheriff's Patrol".
The Medina Police Department is a different building every time it is shown.
Throughout the film the city name Medina is pronounced muh-dee-na, the correct pronunciation is muh-dye-na.
Gordon Kahl is seen driving past a sign that says "Leaving North Dakota". North Dakota does not have signs that state "Leaving North Dakota" or any sign that says you are leaving the state.
The Stutsman County Courthouse is shown as a large concrete building. The Stutsman Country Courthouse is a small red brick building in reality.
There is a scene where the Medina police station is shown. Medina does not have a police department and relies on the Stutsman County Sheriff's Department based out of Jamestown for law enforcement.
All vehicles in North Dakota are required to have front and rear license plates. No vehicles have license plates throughout the movie.
Prior to the ambush with the concrete blocks, Deputy Winters is driving a Ford Crown Victoria. When the car crashes and lands in the ditch, it is a Dodge Diplomat.
The North Dakota FBI office in Fargo is shown with skyscrapers filling the background through the windows. Fargo does not have skyscrapers nor large high density buildings.
Georgia license plates are on the Medina, North Dakota, sheriffs car, in the scene where the sheriffs car is rolled over after being hit by objects falling from the bridge.
1990s vehicles are seen throughout the movie, when the movie takes place in 1983.
Fargo is shown with mountains and hills in the background. Fargo is at the bottom of a flat river valley.