Fatal crash profile · Model year
1996 Jeep Cherokee
Compared with Jeep Cherokee · Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 27
- Fatal crashes
- 27
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 15
Between 2020 and 2024, 27 vehicles described as 1996 Jeep Cherokee were involved in 27 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
44%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Jeep Cherokee: 41%
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 43%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
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
22%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.4 times the share for Jeep Cherokee: 16%
- About 1.4 times the share for Jeep: 16%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
30%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.7 times the share for Jeep Cherokee: 17%
- About 1.5 times the share for Jeep: 20%
- About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
56%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Jeep Cherokee: 49%
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1996 Jeep Cherokee | Jeep Cherokee | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 22.2% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 29.6% | 17.5% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 55.6% | 48.9% | 50.8% | 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 | 17 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Carteret County, North Carolina | SSR-1140 ROBERTS RD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Springdale, Lexington County, South Carolina | SR-602 PLATT SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2024 | Jefferson County, Montana | I-90 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Rockingham County, North Carolina | SSR-2937 IRON WORKS RD | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Stewart County, Tennessee | PFR-THE TRACE RD | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | Federal Heights, Adams County, Colorado | ELM CT | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Fairfield, Solano County, California | WALTERS RD | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Lee County, Mississippi | CR-115 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Albemarle County, Virginia | CR-637 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Cannon, Knox County, Kentucky | SR-11 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Jefferson County, Oregon | CR-NW AGENCY HOT SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| May 26, 2022 | Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, South Carolina | US-25 HWY 25 N | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Adams County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Dallas, Gregory County, South Dakota | CR-FOSTER AVE | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | GADD RD | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Kingston, Ulster County, New York | SMITH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Union County, Ohio | US-33 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | CR-81 W BROADWAY AVE | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Florence, Pinal County, Arizona | SR-79 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Rowan County, North Carolina | SR-152 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Citrus County, Florida | SR-200 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2020 | Newark, Essex County, New Jersey | CR-602 LYONS AVE | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2020 | Dodge County, Wisconsin | CR-G | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Bartow County, Georgia | I-75 S | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Coweta County, Georgia | CR-REDWINE PLANTATION DR | 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.