Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Silverado

Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
9,992
Fatal crashes
9,812
Deaths inside
4,404
Other deaths
6,800

Between 2020 and 2024, 9,992 vehicles described as Chevrolet Silverado were involved in 9,812 fatal crashes in the United States. 4,404 people died inside these vehicles and 6,800 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 1,916
2021 2,057
2022 2,097
2023 2,039
2024 1,883

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

39%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 80 percent 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 845 1,304
2021 917 1,415
2022 933 1,392
2023 913 1,390
2024 796 1,299

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.6% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.5% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 46.6% 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 7,073
Cloudy 1,378
Rain 700
Fog, Smog, Smoke 147
Snow 104

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 4,927
Dark - Not Lighted 2,862
Dark - Lighted 1,431
Dusk 242
Dawn 238

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 1,618
California 749
Florida 673
Louisiana 374
Georgia 364
Michigan 355
North Carolina 346
Oklahoma 307
Arizona 288
South Carolina 279

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Chevrolet Silverado by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 25, 2023 Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 24, 2023 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Dec 23, 2023 Kent, King County, Washington 1
Dec 23, 2023 Erath County, Texas 1
Dec 23, 2023 Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina 1
Dec 23, 2023 Acadia Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 23, 2023 Russellville, Lawrence County, Illinois 2
Dec 23, 2023 Cherokee County, Georgia 1
Dec 23, 2023 San Joaquin County, California 1
Dec 23, 2023 Glennallen, Copper River Census Area, Alaska 2
Dec 23, 2023 Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Dec 22, 2023 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Dec 22, 2023 Henderson, Rusk County, Texas 1
Dec 22, 2023 Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Dec 22, 2023 Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 2
Dec 22, 2023 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 22, 2023 Tulare County, California 2
Dec 21, 2023 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming 1
Dec 21, 2023 Callahan County, Texas 2
Dec 21, 2023 Deaf Smith County, Texas 1
Dec 21, 2023 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 21, 2023 Cannon County, Tennessee 1
Dec 21, 2023 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Dec 21, 2023 Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia 1
Dec 21, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 1

Compare Chevrolet Silverado 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.