Fatal crash profile · Model

Harley-Davidson Fat Boy

Compared with Harley-Davidson · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
231
Fatal crashes
231
Deaths inside
226
Other deaths
14

Between 2020 and 2024, 231 vehicles described as Harley-Davidson Fat Boy were involved in 231 fatal crashes in the United States. 226 people died inside these vehicles and 14 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 motorcycles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 39
2021 52
2022 38
2023 56
2024 46

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

94%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Harley-Davidson: 93%
  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 40 2
2021 51 3
2022 38 3
2023 53 4
2024 44 2

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 85 percent of the share for Harley-Davidson: 27%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Harley-Davidson: 33%
  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

  • About the same as the share for Harley-Davidson: 48%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Harley-Davidson All vehicles
Driver speeding 22.9% 26.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 32.0% 33.4% 17.7%
At night 44.6% 47.9% 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 191
Cloudy 22
Rain 6
Severe Crosswinds 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 148
Dark - Not Lighted 42
Dark - Lighted 26
Dusk 14

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 22
Ohio 15
Florida 14
Indiana 13
Michigan 12
Pennsylvania 10
California 9
Missouri 9
Tennessee 8
Arizona 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Harley-Davidson Fat Boy by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 19, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Sep 19, 2021 Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 19, 2021 Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut 1
Sep 18, 2021 Independence, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Sep 18, 2021 Lincoln County, New Mexico 1
Sep 16, 2021 Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon 1
Sep 16, 2021 Greenwood County, Kansas 1
Sep 13, 2021 Crow Wing County, Minnesota 1
Sep 4, 2021 Ector County, Texas 1
Aug 26, 2021 Stark County, Ohio 2
Aug 25, 2021 Union County, Kentucky 1
Aug 22, 2021 Rushville, Rush County, Indiana 1
Aug 18, 2021 Milbridge, Washington County, Maine 1
Aug 15, 2021 Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa 1
Aug 14, 2021 Dade County, Missouri 1
Aug 9, 2021 Richland County, Ohio 1
Aug 8, 2021 Gray County, Texas 2
Aug 7, 2021 Wall, Pennington County, South Dakota 1
Aug 7, 2021 East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut 1
Jul 27, 2021 Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
Jul 25, 2021 Jackson County, Ohio 1
Jul 16, 2021 Thomas County, Kansas 1
Jul 15, 2021 Post Falls, Kootenai County, Idaho 1
Jul 12, 2021 Dacono, Weld County, Colorado 1
Jun 26, 2021 Grimes County, Texas 1

Compare Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 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.