Fatal crash profile · Model

Harley-Davidson XL 883 / Sportster 883

Compared with Harley-Davidson · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
112
Fatal crashes
112
Deaths inside
107
Other deaths
5

Between 2020 and 2024, 112 vehicles described as Harley-Davidson XL 883 / Sportster 883 were involved in 112 fatal crashes in the United States. 107 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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 32
2021 21
2022 23
2023 23
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

96%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Harley-Davidson: 93%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 31 1
2021 21 0
2022 20 3
2023 22 1
2024 13 0

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

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times the share for Harley-Davidson: 27%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

34%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Harley-Davidson: 33%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

59%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Harley-Davidson: 48%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Harley-Davidson XL 883 / Sportster 883 Harley-Davidson All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.4% 26.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 33.9% 33.4% 17.7%
At night 58.9% 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 86
Cloudy 11
Rain 3

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 56
Dark - Not Lighted 34
Dark - Lighted 17
Dusk 5

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 9
Virginia 7
Ohio 7
Pennsylvania 6
Georgia 6
Arizona 5
Colorado 5
California 5
South Carolina 5
Illinois 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Harley-Davidson XL 883 / Sportster 883 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 23, 2023 Starke County, Indiana 1
May 22, 2023 Colleton County, South Carolina 1
May 22, 2023 Minot, Ward County, North Dakota 1
Apr 26, 2023 Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado 1
Apr 22, 2023 Butler County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 20, 2023 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 8, 2023 Perry County, Ohio 1
Mar 24, 2023 Campbell County, Virginia 1
Feb 19, 2023 Fremont, Alameda County, California 1
Jan 9, 2023 Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina 1
Jan 5, 2023 Alexander County, North Carolina 1
Nov 28, 2022 Bastrop County, Texas 1
Nov 13, 2022 San Bernardino County, California 1
Oct 21, 2022 Spalding County, Georgia 1
Oct 12, 2022 Globe, Gila County, Arizona 1
Sep 25, 2022 Taylor County, Florida 1
Sep 22, 2022 Shelby County, Iowa 1
Sep 17, 2022 Holmes County, Ohio 1
Aug 20, 2022 Kane`ohe, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Jul 24, 2022 Josephine County, Oregon 1
Jul 20, 2022 Cementon, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 11, 2022 Grovetown, Columbia County, Georgia 1
May 28, 2022 Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia 1
May 28, 2022 Madison County, Iowa 1
May 25, 2022 Prospect, Marion County, Ohio 1

Compare Harley-Davidson XL 883 / Sportster 883 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.