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
Jul 4, 2021 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Jun 23, 2021 Carroll County, Georgia 1
Apr 28, 2021 Mecklenburg County, Virginia 1
Mar 26, 2021 Lincoln County, North Carolina 2
Mar 24, 2021 Anderson County, South Carolina 1
Mar 19, 2021 Lane County, Oregon 1
Feb 27, 2021 Harrison County, Mississippi 1
Feb 20, 2021 Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas 1
Feb 11, 2021 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Jan 25, 2021 Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Jan 7, 2021 Dickson County, Tennessee 1
Jan 5, 2021 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Nov 1, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Oct 28, 2020 Franklin County, Arkansas 2
Oct 25, 2020 Lamb County, Texas 1
Oct 13, 2020 Lawrence County, Arkansas 1
Oct 1, 2020 Peoria County, Illinois 1
Sep 17, 2020 Lewisville, Denton County, Texas 1
Sep 14, 2020 Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky 1
Sep 3, 2020 Sautee Nacoochee, White County, Georgia 1
Sep 2, 2020 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Aug 22, 2020 Preble County, Ohio 2
Jul 30, 2020 Scott County, Virginia 1
Jun 20, 2020 Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado 1
Jun 3, 2020 Spokane County, Washington 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.