Fatal crash profile · Model
Indian Motorcycle Chief
Compared with Indian Motorcycle · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 11
- Other deaths
- 2
Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as Indian Motorcycle Chief were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 11 people died inside these vehicles and 2 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
85%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Indian Motorcycle: 93%
- About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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
31%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Indian Motorcycle: 33%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About one-quarter of the share for Indian Motorcycle: 31%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
31%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About three-quarters of the share for Indian Motorcycle: 39%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Indian Motorcycle Chief | Indian Motorcycle | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 30.8% | 32.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 7.7% | 31.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 30.8% | 39.5% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 | Anderson County, South Carolina | SR-20 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Orange County, Florida | INTERNATIONAL DR | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Englewood, Clark County, Kansas | US-283 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine | BROADTURN RD | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | Harnett County, North Carolina | SSR-2006 CRAWFORD RD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Allegany County, Maryland | SR-51 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Mono County, California | US-395 | 1 |
| May 19, 2022 | Sumner County, Kansas | I-035 | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | Mohave County, Arizona | SR-66 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | King County, Washington | CR-VEAZIE CUMBERLAND RD | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Cotton County, Oklahoma | SR-5 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Woosung, Ogle County, Illinois | FREEPORT RD | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Spokane County, Washington | CR-N ARGONNE RD | 1 |
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.