Fatal crash profile · Model

Harley-Davidson Softail Standard

Compared with Harley-Davidson · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
110
Fatal crashes
109
Deaths inside
104
Other deaths
8

Between 2020 and 2024, 110 vehicles described as Harley-Davidson Softail Standard were involved in 109 fatal crashes in the United States. 104 people died inside these vehicles and 8 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 17
2021 22
2022 25
2023 22
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

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 17 1
2021 21 2
2022 23 2
2023 21 1
2024 22 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

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Harley-Davidson: 27%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

36%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as 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 Standard Harley-Davidson All vehicles
Driver speeding 27.3% 26.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 36.4% 33.4% 17.7%
At night 50.9% 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 84
Cloudy 16
Rain 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 65
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dark - Lighted 16
Dusk 2
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
Pennsylvania 11
Texas 9
Oklahoma 8
Florida 7
Tennessee 6
California 6
Illinois 5
Ohio 5
New Jersey 5
North Carolina 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Harley-Davidson Softail Standard 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 28, 2021 Citrus County, Florida 1
Sep 21, 2021 Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 11, 2021 Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey 1
Aug 25, 2021 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
Aug 11, 2021 Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky 1
Aug 8, 2021 Gray County, Texas 2
Aug 7, 2021 Windsor, Broome County, New York 1
Aug 6, 2021 Washington County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 25, 2021 Clovis, Fresno County, California 1
Jul 16, 2021 Lycoming County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 10, 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 5, 2021 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania 1
May 22, 2021 Crawford County, Indiana 1
Apr 6, 2021 Gila County, Arizona 1
Apr 4, 2021 Balch Springs, Dallas County, Texas 1
Apr 3, 2021 Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Mar 27, 2021 Washoe County, Nevada 1
Oct 31, 2020 Van Zandt County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2020 Stafford County, Virginia 1
Aug 23, 2020 Craven County, North Carolina 1
Aug 22, 2020 Kellyville, Creek County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 16, 2020 Broomfield, Broomfield County, Colorado 1
Aug 8, 2020 Comanche County, Oklahoma 1
Jul 26, 2020 Fresno County, California 1
Jul 11, 2020 Oakland County, Michigan 1

Compare Harley-Davidson Softail Standard 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.