Fatal crash profile · Model

Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom

Compared with Harley-Davidson · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
232
Fatal crashes
232
Deaths inside
220
Other deaths
15

Between 2020 and 2024, 232 vehicles described as Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom were involved in 232 fatal crashes in the United States. 220 people died inside these vehicles and 15 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 51
2021 50
2022 49
2023 42
2024 40

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 46 6
2021 48 2
2022 47 2
2023 40 4
2024 39 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

26%

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%

29%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 90 percent of the share for Harley-Davidson: 33%
  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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 Sportster 1200 Custom Harley-Davidson All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.3% 26.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 29.3% 33.4% 17.7%
At night 46.1% 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 180
Cloudy 32
Rain 5
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 146
Dark - Not Lighted 46
Dark - Lighted 27
Dusk 9
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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
Texas 25
Ohio 17
California 15
Pennsylvania 14
Florida 12
Michigan 11
Indiana 8
New York 8
Georgia 8
Illinois 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom 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
Apr 8, 2021 Somerset County, Maryland 1
Apr 4, 2021 Tulare, Tulare County, California 1
Mar 21, 2021 Pasco County, Florida 1
Mar 19, 2021 Napa, Napa County, California 1
Jan 15, 2021 Orange County, California 1
Jan 14, 2021 Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 17, 2020 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 27, 2020 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Oct 26, 2020 Fannin County, Georgia 1
Oct 22, 2020 Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California 1
Oct 18, 2020 Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, West Virginia 1
Oct 17, 2020 Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi 1
Oct 10, 2020 Ashland County, Ohio 1
Oct 4, 2020 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Sep 26, 2020 Everett, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Sep 18, 2020 Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina 1
Sep 14, 2020 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Sep 13, 2020 Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana 1
Sep 7, 2020 Mahaska County, Iowa 1
Sep 6, 2020 Marion, Marion County, Ohio 1
Sep 5, 2020 San Diego County, California 1
Sep 3, 2020 Pasco County, Florida 1
Aug 29, 2020 Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas 1
Aug 26, 2020 Lyndonville, Caledonia County, Vermont 1
Aug 21, 2020 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 1

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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.