Fatal crash profile · Model

Harley-Davidson FLHRCI / Road King Classic

Compared with Harley-Davidson · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
200
Fatal crashes
200
Deaths inside
194
Other deaths
21

Between 2020 and 2024, 200 vehicles described as Harley-Davidson FLHRCI / Road King Classic were involved in 200 fatal crashes in the United States. 194 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 33
2021 51
2022 51
2023 41
2024 24

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

90%

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 32 2
2021 48 4
2022 49 7
2023 43 4
2024 22 4

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 90 percent of the share for Harley-Davidson: 27%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for Harley-Davidson: 33%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

42%

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

  • About 90 percent of the share for Harley-Davidson: 48%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Harley-Davidson FLHRCI / Road King Classic Harley-Davidson All vehicles
Driver speeding 24.0% 26.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.5% 33.4% 17.7%
At night 42.0% 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 158
Cloudy 27
Rain 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
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 130
Dark - Not Lighted 37
Dark - Lighted 23
Dusk 5
Dawn 3

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 20
Texas 16
Michigan 14
Pennsylvania 10
Arizona 9
Ohio 9
Missouri 8
Florida 8
North Carolina 7
Wisconsin 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Harley-Davidson FLHRCI / Road King Classic 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
Dec 5, 2023 West Covina, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 22, 2023 Santa Clara County, California 1
Nov 18, 2023 Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado 1
Nov 17, 2023 Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 8, 2023 Sumner County, Kansas 1
Nov 6, 2023 Ogden, Weber County, Utah 1
Oct 28, 2023 La Follette, Campbell County, Tennessee 1
Oct 6, 2023 Calabash, Brunswick County, North Carolina 1
Oct 2, 2023 Stark County, Ohio 1
Sep 21, 2023 Caldwell Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 13, 2023 Prichard, Wayne County, West Virginia 1
Sep 13, 2023 Meigs County, Ohio 1
Sep 2, 2023 Barron County, Wisconsin 1
Aug 28, 2023 Kasota, Le Sueur County, Minnesota 2
Aug 23, 2023 Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
Aug 20, 2023 Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire 1
Aug 12, 2023 Bond County, Illinois 1
Aug 11, 2023 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Aug 4, 2023 Haakon County, South Dakota 1
Jul 31, 2023 Crook County, Wyoming 2
Jul 29, 2023 Strawberry, Gila County, Arizona 1
Jul 8, 2023 Redfield, Oswego County, New York 1
Jul 7, 2023 Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington 1
Jul 4, 2023 St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota 1
Jul 1, 2023 Lake County, South Dakota 1

Compare Harley-Davidson FLHRCI / Road King Classic 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.