Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 Chevrolet Avalanche

Compared with Chevrolet Avalanche · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
81
Fatal crashes
81
Deaths inside
56
Other deaths
34

Between 2020 and 2024, 81 vehicles described as 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche were involved in 81 fatal crashes in the United States. 56 people died inside these vehicles and 34 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 19
2021 23
2022 17
2023 14
2024 8

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

62%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 49%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 11 10
2021 16 9
2022 14 4
2023 9 6
2024 6 5

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

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 24%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.3 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 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

41%

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

  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 49%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche Chevrolet Avalanche Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 24.7% 24.4% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.2% 20.6% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 40.7% 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 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 41
Dark - Not Lighted 21
Dark - Lighted 12
Dusk 2
Dawn 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 8
Georgia 7
Ohio 6
North Carolina 6
Florida 5
Alabama 4
Colorado 3
Louisiana 3
California 3
New Mexico 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 21, 2024 Vancouver, Clark County, Washington 1
Nov 7, 2024 New Hanover County, North Carolina 1
Oct 30, 2024 Manatee County, Florida 3
Oct 15, 2024 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Jun 22, 2024 Cumberland County, Maine 1
May 22, 2024 Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
Mar 19, 2024 Livingston County, Missouri 1
Jan 26, 2024 Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama 1
Dec 5, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Aug 21, 2023 Covington, Newton County, Georgia 2
Aug 7, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jul 20, 2023 Richland County, Ohio 1
Jun 21, 2023 Webster Parish, Louisiana 1
Jun 14, 2023 Fresno County, California 1
Apr 19, 2023 Huron County, Ohio 1
Apr 16, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Apr 1, 2023 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Mar 23, 2023 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
Mar 6, 2023 Live Oak County, Texas 1
Feb 24, 2023 Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico 1
Jan 17, 2023 Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico 1
Jan 5, 2023 Choctaw County, Mississippi 1
Dec 15, 2022 Goliad County, Texas 1
Nov 17, 2022 Johnston County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 30, 2022 Banning, Riverside County, California 1

Compare 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 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.