Fatal crash profile · Make

Indian Motorcycle

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
319
Fatal crashes
314
Deaths inside
305
Other deaths
22

Between 2020 and 2024, 319 vehicles described as Indian Motorcycle were involved in 314 fatal crashes in the United States. 305 people died inside these vehicles and 22 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 50
2021 58
2022 64
2023 71
2024 76

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 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 50 2
2021 54 6
2022 60 5
2023 69 3
2024 72 6

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

33%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

31%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

39%

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

  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Indian Motorcycle All vehicles
Driver speeding 32.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 31.3% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 248
Cloudy 41
Rain 9
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Severe Crosswinds 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 200
Dark - Lighted 52
Dark - Not Lighted 45
Dusk 8
Dawn 6

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
Florida 44
Arizona 28
California 22
Texas 22
Colorado 14
Illinois 10
Missouri 10
New Mexico 9
Ohio 8
Tennessee 8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Indian Motorcycle models

  • Chieftan 28 crashes
  • Roadmaster 20 crashes
  • Scout 18 crashes
  • Scout Bobber ABS 17 crashes
  • Chieftain Limited 17 crashes
  • Chieftain Dark Horse 16 crashes
  • Scout Sixty 16 crashes
  • Springfield 14 crashes
  • Scout Bobber 13 crashes
  • Chief 13 crashes
  • Chief Dark Horse 12 crashes
  • Indian Challenger Dark Horse 10 crashes
  • Scout ABS 9 crashes
  • Indian Challenger 9 crashes
  • Chief Vintage 8 crashes
  • Chief Roadmaster 8 crashes
  • Springfield Dark Horse 8 crashes
  • Pursuit 7 crashes
  • FTR 7 crashes
  • Indian Challenger Limited 6 crashes
  • Scout Bobber Sixty 5 crashes
  • Roadmaster Dark Horse 5 crashes
  • FTR 1200 S Race Replica 5 crashes
  • FTR 1200 S 5 crashes
  • Scout Rogue 5 crashes
  • Challenger 4 crashes
  • Chieftain Classic 3 crashes
  • Scout Bobber Twenty 3 crashes
  • Scout Sixty ABS 3 crashes
  • Chieftain Elite 2 crashes
  • Super Chief 2 crashes
  • Scout Bobber Twenty ABS 2 crashes
  • Indian Pursuit Limited 2 crashes
  • Scout Rogue Sixty 2 crashes
  • FTR Z 2 crashes
  • FTR 1200 2 crashes
  • Vintage 1 crash
  • Indian Pursuit Dark Horse 1 crash
  • Roadmaster Elite 1 crash
  • FTR 1200 Rally 1 crash
  • Scout Bobber Sixty ABS 1 crash
  • Roadmaster Limited 1 crash
  • Scout Standard/Deluxe/Springfield 1 crash
  • Chief Classic 1 crash

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 27, 2020 Clark County, Nevada 1
Sep 24, 2020 Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota 1
Sep 13, 2020 Hoffman Estates, Cook County, Illinois 1
Sep 6, 2020 Harding County, South Dakota 1
Sep 6, 2020 Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire 1
Aug 29, 2020 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Aug 25, 2020 Alna, Lincoln County, Maine 1
Aug 23, 2020 Rogers County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 21, 2020 Woosung, Ogle County, Illinois 1
Aug 18, 2020 Allen Park, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 14, 2020 Chico, Butte County, California 1
Aug 12, 2020 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Aug 10, 2020 Lawrence County, South Dakota 2
Aug 8, 2020 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Aug 2, 2020 Spokane County, Washington 1
Jul 25, 2020 Falmouth, Pendleton County, Kentucky 1
Jul 13, 2020 West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 26, 2020 Randolph County, Georgia 1
Jun 22, 2020 Hinsdale County, Colorado 1
Jun 10, 2020 Orange County, Florida 1
May 30, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
May 29, 2020 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 1
May 26, 2020 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
May 21, 2020 St. Mary's County, Maryland 1
May 12, 2020 Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky 2

Compare Indian Motorcycle 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.