Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Compared with Chevrolet Trailblazer · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
172
Fatal crashes
172
Deaths inside
126
Other deaths
64

Between 2020 and 2024, 172 vehicles described as 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer were involved in 172 fatal crashes in the United States. 126 people died inside these vehicles and 64 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 45
2022 32
2023 26
2024 22

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

66%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 59%
  • About 1.3 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 36 19
2021 31 22
2022 25 8
2023 18 8
2024 16 7

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

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 22%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.4 times 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 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 49%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Chevrolet Trailblazer Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.7% 21.5% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.8% 23.3% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 47.7% 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 125
Cloudy 26
Rain 10
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2

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 88
Dark - Not Lighted 44
Dark - Lighted 23
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 19
Florida 15
Georgia 15
California 12
Indiana 10
Pennsylvania 9
Tennessee 8
South Carolina 6
North Carolina 6
Missouri 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 20, 2024 Livingston Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 25, 2024 Lantana, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Oct 12, 2024 Chippewa County, Wisconsin 1
Sep 30, 2024 Pierce County, Washington 1
Sep 20, 2024 Jasper County, Georgia 1
Aug 5, 2024 Crawford County, Indiana 1
Jun 4, 2024 Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska 1
Jun 1, 2024 Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama 1
May 17, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
May 14, 2024 Appomattox County, Virginia 1
Apr 30, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2
Apr 26, 2024 Newton County, Mississippi 1
Apr 23, 2024 Citrus County, Florida 1
Apr 2, 2024 Wharton County, Texas 1
Mar 26, 2024 Jackson County, Indiana 1
Mar 25, 2024 Pickens County, Georgia 1
Mar 21, 2024 Gregg County, Texas 1
Mar 1, 2024 Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 24, 2024 Yuba County, California 1
Feb 10, 2024 Lowndes County, Mississippi 1
Jan 31, 2024 Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jan 4, 2024 Smith County, Texas 1
Dec 23, 2023 Columbus, Anoka County, Minnesota 1
Nov 3, 2023 Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia 1
Oct 13, 2023 Lexington County, South Carolina 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.