Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Compared with Chevrolet Trailblazer · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
188
Fatal crashes
188
Deaths inside
143
Other deaths
68

Between 2020 and 2024, 188 vehicles described as 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer were involved in 188 fatal crashes in the United States. 143 people died inside these vehicles and 68 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 47
2021 60
2022 39
2023 23
2024 19

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

68%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 59%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 39 18
2021 41 26
2022 29 12
2023 19 7
2024 15 5

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 22%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 23%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 49%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Chevrolet Trailblazer Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.2% 21.5% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.9% 23.3% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 55.3% 49.3% 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 130
Cloudy 30
Rain 13
Snow 2
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 82
Dark - Not Lighted 56
Dark - Lighted 34
Dawn 6
Dusk 5

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
Texas 18
Indiana 12
Florida 12
Missouri 10
South Carolina 9
Kentucky 9
Michigan 9
North Carolina 8
Virginia 7
Georgia 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 3, 2020 Polk County, Florida 1
Apr 7, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Apr 3, 2020 Orangeburg County, South Carolina 1
Mar 29, 2020 Alameda County, California 1
Mar 15, 2020 Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota 1
Mar 13, 2020 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana 2
Feb 24, 2020 Malden, Dunklin County, Missouri 1
Feb 15, 2020 Lake County, California 2
Feb 2, 2020 Washtenaw County, Michigan 1
Jan 27, 2020 Harris County, Texas 1
Jan 22, 2020 Lavaca County, Texas 2
Jan 19, 2020 Elmore County, Alabama 1
Jan 17, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 2

Compare 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer 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.