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
Oct 22, 2020 Independence County, Arkansas 1
Oct 18, 2020 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 1
Oct 2, 2020 Monroe, Monroe County, Arkansas 1
Sep 29, 2020 Adams County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 26, 2020 Greenville County, South Carolina 2
Sep 20, 2020 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia 1
Sep 4, 2020 Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee 2
Sep 3, 2020 Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 31, 2020 Fresno County, California 1
Aug 25, 2020 Henrico County, Virginia 1
Aug 23, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Aug 12, 2020 Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Aug 9, 2020 St. Francois County, Missouri 1
Aug 8, 2020 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 26, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jul 14, 2020 Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama 1
Jul 3, 2020 Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky 1
Jun 12, 2020 Loxahatchee Groves, Palm Beach County, Florida 2
Jun 4, 2020 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Jun 1, 2020 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 1
May 30, 2020 Pasadena, Harris County, Texas 1
May 23, 2020 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
May 16, 2020 Bastrop County, Texas 1
Apr 18, 2020 Macon County, Illinois 1
Apr 11, 2020 Berkeley County, South Carolina 1

Compare 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe with another vehicle

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.