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
Jun 6, 2021 Hempstead, Nassau County, New York 1
Apr 13, 2021 Swain County, North Carolina 1
Apr 1, 2021 Kings County, California 3
Mar 30, 2021 Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas 1
Mar 29, 2021 Suwannee County, Florida 1
Mar 27, 2021 San Luis Obispo County, California 1
Mar 26, 2021 Cowley County, Kansas 2
Mar 20, 2021 Swisher County, Texas 1
Mar 20, 2021 Madisonville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1
Mar 15, 2021 Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Mar 12, 2021 Crawford County, Arkansas 1
Mar 4, 2021 Shiawassee County, Michigan 1
Mar 1, 2021 York County, South Carolina 1
Feb 22, 2021 Big Run, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 20, 2021 Sacramento County, California 1
Feb 18, 2021 Ravenel, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Feb 14, 2021 Fort Mohave, Mohave County, Arizona 1
Feb 10, 2021 Union County, Mississippi 1
Jan 24, 2021 Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky 1
Jan 1, 2021 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 8, 2020 Mobile County, Alabama 1
Dec 5, 2020 Kern County, California 1
Nov 23, 2020 Flathead County, Montana 1
Nov 19, 2020 Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Nov 16, 2020 Calhoun County, Alabama 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.