Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Chevrolet Suburban

Compared with Chevrolet Suburban · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
126
Fatal crashes
126
Deaths inside
80
Other deaths
59

Between 2020 and 2024, 126 vehicles described as 2002 Chevrolet Suburban were involved in 126 fatal crashes in the United States. 80 people died inside these vehicles and 59 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 33
2021 28
2022 21
2023 26
2024 18

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

58%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 44%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 25 14
2021 17 12
2022 10 12
2023 20 9
2024 8 12

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

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 19%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 50%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Chevrolet Suburban Chevrolet Suburban Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 22.2% 16.1% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.2% 18.6% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 49.2% 50.2% 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 91
Cloudy 18
Rain 10
Fog, Smog, Smoke 5
Blowing Snow 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 64
Dark - Not Lighted 36
Dark - Lighted 18
Dusk 4
Dawn 3

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 22
California 11
South Carolina 9
Florida 8
Georgia 8
Arkansas 5
Arizona 5
Alabama 5
Louisiana 4
Oregon 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 25, 2024 Troy, Doniphan County, Kansas 1
Dec 7, 2024 Lane County, Oregon 1
Nov 6, 2024 Nye County, Nevada 1
Nov 2, 2024 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Oct 30, 2024 Worth County, Georgia 1
Aug 23, 2024 Iberville Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 16, 2024 Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma 1
Jul 12, 2024 DeSoto County, Florida 1
Jul 4, 2024 Merced County, California 1
Jul 3, 2024 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jun 3, 2024 Columbiana County, Ohio 2
Apr 30, 2024 Snohomish County, Washington 1
Apr 26, 2024 Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas 1
Mar 16, 2024 Vanderburgh County, Indiana 1
Mar 14, 2024 Clackamas County, Oregon 1
Feb 28, 2024 Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina 1
Feb 26, 2024 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 2
Jan 23, 2024 Laredo, Webb County, Texas 1
Dec 31, 2023 Oconee County, South Carolina 1
Dec 30, 2023 Pulaski, Candler County, Georgia 1
Dec 1, 2023 Chilton County, Alabama 1
Nov 1, 2023 Redwood County, Minnesota 1
Oct 23, 2023 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 23, 2023 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Oct 5, 2023 Watauga County, North Carolina 1

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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.