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
Sep 23, 2023 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 22, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Aug 26, 2023 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Aug 26, 2023 Bertie County, North Carolina 1
Aug 19, 2023 Stephens County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 17, 2023 Rogers County, Oklahoma 2
Jul 26, 2023 Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama 1
Jul 16, 2023 Yakima County, Washington 2
Jul 4, 2023 Marysville, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Jul 2, 2023 Madera County, California 1
May 27, 2023 Kern County, California 1
May 7, 2023 Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York 1
May 7, 2023 Cook County, Illinois 1
Apr 6, 2023 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Mar 21, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Mar 18, 2023 Suwannee County, Florida 1
Mar 6, 2023 Merced, Merced County, California 1
Feb 24, 2023 Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi 1
Feb 19, 2023 Lakeport, Lake County, California 1
Feb 8, 2023 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Feb 2, 2023 Noble County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 26, 2023 Aurora, Adams County, Colorado 1
Jan 1, 2023 Caddo County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 27, 2022 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Dec 10, 2022 Crawford County, Arkansas 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.