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
Jul 13, 2023 Elgin, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jul 3, 2023 Buchanan County, Virginia 1
May 29, 2023 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
May 13, 2023 Crenshaw County, Alabama 1
Apr 17, 2023 Sumter County, South Carolina 1
Mar 7, 2023 Vidor, Orange County, Texas 1
Mar 4, 2023 Minidoka County, Idaho 1
Mar 4, 2023 San Bernardino County, California 1
Feb 22, 2023 Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee 1
Jan 19, 2023 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Jan 13, 2023 Dolton, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 8, 2022 Van Buren County, Arkansas 1
Dec 5, 2022 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 18, 2022 Larimer County, Colorado 1
Oct 24, 2022 Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Oct 24, 2022 Pontoon Beach, Madison County, Illinois 1
Oct 14, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 21, 2022 Davenport, Scott County, Iowa 1
Sep 5, 2022 Dane County, Wisconsin 1
Sep 2, 2022 Noble County, Indiana 1
Sep 1, 2022 Pomona, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 23, 2022 Linn County, Oregon 1
Aug 20, 2022 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 15, 2022 Sacramento County, California 1
Jul 18, 2022 Lima, Allen County, Ohio 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.