Fatal crash profile · Model

Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce

Compared with Harley-Davidson · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
90
Fatal crashes
90
Deaths inside
87
Other deaths
7

Between 2020 and 2024, 90 vehicles described as Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce were involved in 90 fatal crashes in the United States. 87 people died inside these vehicles and 7 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 24
2021 19
2022 16
2023 18
2024 13

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

93%

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 23 1
2021 20 1
2022 14 2
2023 17 2
2024 13 1

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%

40%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Harley-Davidson: 33%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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 Softail Deuce Harley-Davidson All vehicles
Driver speeding 23.3% 26.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 40.0% 33.4% 17.7%
At night 51.1% 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 80
Cloudy 3
Rain 3
Severe Crosswinds 1
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 50
Dark - Not Lighted 23
Dark - Lighted 13
Dusk 3
Dawn 1

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 8
Arizona 6
Texas 6
Iowa 6
New Jersey 5
Florida 5
Pennsylvania 5
Missouri 4
Ohio 4
Illinois 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce 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
Oct 25, 2024 Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 1, 2024 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
Sep 20, 2024 Gallatin County, Montana 2
Sep 8, 2024 Gloucester County, New Jersey 1
Sep 1, 2024 Harford County, Maryland 1
Aug 22, 2024 Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont 1
Aug 15, 2024 Guernsey County, Ohio 1
Jul 31, 2024 Hamilton County, Texas 1
Jul 22, 2024 Floyd County, Iowa 1
Jul 20, 2024 Isanti County, Minnesota 1
May 30, 2024 Mason County, Kentucky 1
May 4, 2024 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 13, 2024 Fresno County, California 1
Nov 27, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 13, 2023 Escambia County, Florida 1
Nov 9, 2023 Sharp County, Arkansas 1
Oct 29, 2023 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California 1
Oct 13, 2023 Henderson County, Texas 1
Oct 8, 2023 Tuscarawas County, Ohio 2
Oct 7, 2023 Louisa County, Iowa 1
Oct 1, 2023 Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee 1
Sep 10, 2023 Springfield, Calhoun County, Michigan 1
Aug 18, 2023 Madison County, Iowa 1
Jul 23, 2023 Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Jun 7, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1

Compare Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce 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.