Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Chevrolet Avalanche

Compared with Chevrolet Avalanche · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
88
Fatal crashes
88
Deaths inside
45
Other deaths
44

Between 2020 and 2024, 88 vehicles described as 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche were involved in 88 fatal crashes in the United States. 45 people died inside these vehicles and 44 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 15
2021 18
2022 19
2023 23
2024 13

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

51%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 49%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 13 2
2021 10 8
2022 8 11
2023 9 15
2024 5 8

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

31%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 24%
  • About 1.7 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 21%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 49%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche Chevrolet Avalanche Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.7% 24.4% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.6% 20.6% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 51.1% 49.2% 49.1% 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 57
Cloudy 13
Rain 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 2

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 39
Dark - Not Lighted 28
Dark - Lighted 17
Dawn 2
Dusk 1

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
Illinois 7
Ohio 7
Texas 6
Oklahoma 6
Florida 6
California 6
Michigan 6
Virginia 5
Louisiana 5
Alabama 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 26, 2024 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 1, 2024 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 30, 2024 Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi 1
Oct 9, 2024 Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia 1
Sep 14, 2024 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California 1
Aug 7, 2024 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jul 6, 2024 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Jun 3, 2024 Bean Station, Grainger County, Tennessee 1
Jun 1, 2024 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Mar 21, 2024 Henderson County, North Carolina 1
Feb 26, 2024 Pasco County, Florida 1
Feb 12, 2024 Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Feb 2, 2024 Charles Mix County, South Dakota 1
Dec 1, 2023 Tishomingo, Johnston County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 1, 2023 Will County, Illinois 1
Nov 30, 2023 Franklin County, Virginia 1
Nov 29, 2023 Pickaway County, Ohio 1
Nov 17, 2023 Peoria County, Illinois 2
Oct 9, 2023 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Oct 5, 2023 Princeton, Collin County, Texas 1
Sep 18, 2023 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 28, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 27, 2023 Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
Aug 25, 2023 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 6, 2023 Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1

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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.