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Big Dog Motorcycles

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 27
Fatal crashes: 27
Deaths inside: 27
Other deaths: 0

Between 2020 and 2024, 27 vehicles described as Big Dog Motorcycles were involved in 27 fatal crashes in the United States. 27 people died inside these vehicles and 0 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 motorcycles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	6
2021	7
2022	3
2023	8
2024	3

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

100%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About double the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	6	0
2021	7	0
2022	3	0
2023	8	0
2024	3	0

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 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Big Dog Motorcycles	All vehicles
Driver speeding	22.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	29.6%	17.7%
At night	51.9%	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	23
Cloudy	1
Rain	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	13
Dark - Lighted	6
Dark - Not Lighted	6
Dusk	2

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
Texas	4
Florida	3
California	2
Louisiana	2
Michigan	2
Tennessee	2
Pennsylvania	2
Wisconsin	1
Illinois	1
Kentucky	1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Big Dog Motorcycles models

K9 5 crashes
Mastiff 5 crashes
Ridgeback 4 crashes
Pitbull 4 crashes
Chopper - DT 3 crashes
Chopper 3 crashes
Bulldog 1 crash
ProSport (ProGlide) 1 crash
Husky 1 crash

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
May 18, 2024	Somervell County, Texas	US-67	1
Apr 8, 2024	Jackson County, Indiana	CR-700 E	1
Mar 29, 2024	San Diego County, California	SR-79	1
Dec 3, 2023	Lake Forest, Orange County, California	SANTIAGO CANYON RD	1
Nov 4, 2023	Livingston Parish, Louisiana	SR-16	1
Oct 2, 2023	Erlanger, Kenton County, Kentucky	US-25 DIXIE HWY	1
Sep 8, 2023	Polk County, Wisconsin	CR-D	1
Jul 26, 2023	Livingston Parish, Louisiana	SR-22	1
Jun 15, 2023	Newbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire	MORSE LN	1
Jun 15, 2023	Palatine, Cook County, Illinois	US-14 NORTHWEST HWY	1
Apr 23, 2023	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee	MU-TUNNEL BLVD	1
Aug 2, 2022	Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio	MR-652 PARK AV	1
Jun 9, 2022	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	CR-FENKELL ST	1
Jan 1, 2022	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	US-281 SAN PEDRO AVE	1
Nov 12, 2021	De Funiak Springs, Walton County, Florida	US-90	1
Aug 20, 2021	Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan	MICHIGAN AVE	1
Aug 7, 2021	Erie County, Pennsylvania	US-20 RIDGE RD	1
May 14, 2021	Georgetown County, South Carolina	US-17 BUS	1
Mar 5, 2021	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	SR-24 E WT HARRIS BLVD	1
Feb 13, 2021	Sarasota County, Florida	BENEVA RD	1
Feb 6, 2021	Chambers County, Texas	FM 2354/TRI CITY BEACH RD	1
Oct 3, 2020	Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas	BROADWAY AVE	1
Sep 27, 2020	Lincoln County, Missouri	SR-V	1
Sep 14, 2020	Bexar County, Texas	TPC PKWY/CIBOLO CANYON	1
Jul 12, 2020	Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania	SR-366 GREENSBURG RD	1

Compare Big Dog Motorcycles 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.