Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Chevrolet Avalanche

Compared with Chevrolet Avalanche · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
44
Fatal crashes
44
Deaths inside
18
Other deaths
30

Between 2020 and 2024, 44 vehicles described as 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche were involved in 44 fatal crashes in the United States. 18 people died inside these vehicles and 30 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 7
2021 13
2022 4
2023 10
2024 10

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

38%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About three-quarters of the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 49%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 3 4
2021 4 13
2022 2 2
2023 4 6
2024 5 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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 24%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Avalanche: 21%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche Chevrolet Avalanche Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.5% 24.4% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.0% 20.6% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 52.3% 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 35
Cloudy 6
Rain 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 21
Dark - Not Lighted 12
Dark - Lighted 11

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
Kentucky 4
Arkansas 3
California 3
Ohio 3
Florida 3
Louisiana 2
Illinois 2
Colorado 2
Alabama 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 30, 2024 Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Sep 15, 2024 Columbiana County, Ohio 1
Aug 4, 2024 Texas City, Galveston County, Texas 1
May 15, 2024 Jasper County, Missouri 1
Apr 29, 2024 Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas 1
Apr 18, 2024 Avon, Hendricks County, Indiana 1
Apr 7, 2024 Daviess County, Kentucky 1
Mar 29, 2024 Adams County, Wisconsin 1
Feb 26, 2024 Craighead County, Arkansas 1
Jan 5, 2024 Blount County, Alabama 1
Dec 7, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jun 30, 2023 Ross County, Ohio 1
Jun 28, 2023 Marshall County, Kentucky 1
Jun 3, 2023 White Hall, Jefferson County, Arkansas 1
May 26, 2023 Clay County, Kentucky 1
May 18, 2023 Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas 1
May 12, 2023 Hatch, Doña Ana County, New Mexico 1
Apr 16, 2023 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Feb 2, 2023 Putnam County, Florida 1
Jan 13, 2023 Beauregard Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 10, 2022 Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia 1
May 15, 2022 Prince Edward County, Virginia 1
Mar 7, 2022 Warren County, Kentucky 1
Feb 8, 2022 Beadle County, South Dakota 1
Dec 29, 2021 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 2

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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.