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
May 21, 2021 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 16, 2021 Lawrence County, South Dakota 1
May 16, 2021 York County, South Carolina 1
May 14, 2021 Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona 1
May 8, 2021 Cimarron County, Oklahoma 1
May 2, 2021 Washington, Kent County, Rhode Island 1
Apr 18, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Apr 15, 2021 Columbia County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 13, 2021 King and Queen County, Virginia 1
Apr 12, 2021 Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia 1
Apr 11, 2021 White County, Arkansas 1
Apr 6, 2021 Lapeer County, Michigan 1
Mar 27, 2021 Alameda County, California 1
Mar 21, 2021 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Mar 13, 2021 Marion County, Florida 1
Mar 10, 2021 Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 8, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Dec 18, 2020 Tyler, Smith County, Texas 1
Nov 13, 2020 Irving, Dallas County, Texas 1
Nov 7, 2020 Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 20, 2020 Washington County, Alabama 1
Oct 11, 2020 Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 10, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Oct 8, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Oct 4, 2020 Wood County, Wisconsin 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.