Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Chevrolet Tahoe

Compared with Chevrolet Tahoe · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
210
Fatal crashes
210
Deaths inside
130
Other deaths
103

Between 2020 and 2024, 210 vehicles described as 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe were involved in 210 fatal crashes in the United States. 130 people died inside these vehicles and 103 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 40
2021 50
2022 47
2023 32
2024 41

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

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Tahoe: 43%
  • About 1.1 times 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 26 19
2021 33 23
2022 27 29
2023 20 14
2024 24 18

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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Tahoe: 20%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Tahoe: 21%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Tahoe: 56%
  • 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 Tahoe Chevrolet Tahoe Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 23.3% 19.7% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.8% 21.4% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 53.3% 56.2% 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 157
Cloudy 34
Rain 5
Snow 4
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 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 96
Dark - Not Lighted 58
Dark - Lighted 49
Dawn 5
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 37
Texas 29
Oklahoma 11
South Carolina 10
Arkansas 9
Mississippi 9
Alabama 9
Georgia 8
Louisiana 8
Florida 8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 31, 2024 Alexander County, North Carolina 1
May 22, 2024 Berrien County, Michigan 1
Apr 28, 2024 San Joaquin County, California 1
Apr 14, 2024 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Apr 11, 2024 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Mar 8, 2024 Brunswick County, North Carolina 2
Mar 8, 2024 Bryan County, Georgia 1
Mar 4, 2024 Limestone County, Alabama 1
Feb 23, 2024 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Feb 22, 2024 Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Feb 16, 2024 Troy, Pike County, Alabama 1
Feb 7, 2024 Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Feb 5, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Feb 3, 2024 Hale County, Alabama 1
Feb 1, 2024 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 6, 2024 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Dec 23, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 12, 2023 Brea, Orange County, California 1
Dec 8, 2023 Washington County, Kansas 1
Nov 16, 2023 Richland County, South Carolina 1
Nov 7, 2023 Covington County, Mississippi 1
Nov 2, 2023 Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California 1
Oct 20, 2023 Palo Pinto County, Texas 1
Oct 17, 2023 Texas County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 3, 2023 Hill County, Texas 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.