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
Oct 13, 2022 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 3, 2022 Bloomfield Village, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Sep 23, 2022 York County, Nebraska 1
Aug 25, 2022 Collier County, Florida 1
Aug 22, 2022 Fayette County, Ohio 1
Jul 5, 2022 Saluda County, South Carolina 1
Jul 5, 2022 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
May 22, 2022 Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
May 19, 2022 Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas 1
May 14, 2022 Stanislaus County, California 1
Apr 25, 2022 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Mar 4, 2022 Osceola County, Florida 2
Jan 25, 2022 Grant County, Indiana 1
Jan 23, 2022 Upshur County, Texas 1
Dec 29, 2021 Summerfield, Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Dec 15, 2021 Saginaw County, Michigan 1
Nov 25, 2021 Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi 2
Nov 20, 2021 Bonneville County, Idaho 1
Oct 30, 2021 Jones County, South Dakota 1
Oct 26, 2021 Dade County, Missouri 1
Oct 23, 2021 Sylvania, DeKalb County, Alabama 1
Oct 11, 2021 Butts County, Georgia 1
Oct 8, 2021 Worth County, Georgia 1
Jul 13, 2021 Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina 1
Jul 11, 2021 Dickinson County, Kansas 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.