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
Mar 8, 2022 Escambia County, Florida 1
Mar 6, 2022 Cherokee County, Georgia 1
Mar 1, 2022 Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas 1
Feb 15, 2022 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Jan 8, 2022 Orange County, Florida 1
Jan 8, 2022 Orange County, Florida 1
Jan 7, 2022 Greenacres City, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Dec 28, 2021 Volusia County, Florida 1
Dec 17, 2021 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Nov 19, 2021 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 1
Nov 7, 2021 Larimer County, Colorado 1
Oct 25, 2021 Spring Lake, Cumberland County, North Carolina 1
Oct 24, 2021 North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Oct 23, 2021 Cotton County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 19, 2021 Somerset County, New Jersey 1
Oct 17, 2021 Harrison County, Kentucky 1
Oct 17, 2021 Volusia County, Florida 1
Oct 9, 2021 Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 8, 2021 Dema, Knott County, Kentucky 1
Oct 6, 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 27, 2021 Haywood County, Tennessee 1
Sep 23, 2021 Salem, Marion County, Oregon 1
Sep 16, 2021 Somerset County, Maryland 1
Sep 13, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 5, 2021 Johnson County, Wyoming 1

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.