Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 Chevrolet Suburban

Compared with Chevrolet Suburban · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
119
Fatal crashes
119
Deaths inside
73
Other deaths
69

Between 2020 and 2024, 119 vehicles described as 2003 Chevrolet Suburban were involved in 119 fatal crashes in the United States. 73 people died inside these vehicles and 69 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 21
2021 34
2022 24
2023 19
2024 21

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

51%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 44%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 15 11
2021 20 27
2022 16 11
2023 12 9
2024 10 11

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 19%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 50%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 Chevrolet Suburban Chevrolet Suburban Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.5% 16.1% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 26.9% 18.6% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 57.1% 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 93
Cloudy 10
Rain 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Severe Crosswinds 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 52
Dark - Not Lighted 39
Dark - Lighted 21
Dawn 4
Dusk 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
California 15
Texas 13
North Carolina 7
South Carolina 7
Tennessee 6
Arizona 6
Michigan 5
Oklahoma 5
Florida 4
Ohio 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 5, 2024 Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Dec 2, 2024 Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado 1
Oct 18, 2024 Alcorn County, Mississippi 1
Sep 10, 2024 Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey 1
Aug 31, 2024 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
Aug 16, 2024 Warren County, New Jersey 1
Jul 27, 2024 Antioch, Contra Costa County, California 1
Jul 17, 2024 Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 20, 2024 Wayne County, North Carolina 1
May 17, 2024 Johnson County, Tennessee 1
May 16, 2024 Cowlitz County, Washington 1
Apr 13, 2024 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 10, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Mar 30, 2024 Corson County, South Dakota 1
Mar 14, 2024 Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee 1
Mar 8, 2024 Madison County, Missouri 1
Mar 1, 2024 Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma 1
Feb 24, 2024 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 1
Feb 12, 2024 Jefferson County, Florida 1
Feb 9, 2024 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Feb 4, 2024 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
Dec 16, 2023 Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana 1
Oct 1, 2023 Jarrell, Williamson County, Texas 1
Sep 3, 2023 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 2, 2023 Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee 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.