Fatal crash profile · Model year

1999 Jeep Cherokee

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
38
Fatal crashes
38
Deaths inside
27
Other deaths
14

Between 2020 and 2024, 38 vehicles described as 1999 Jeep Cherokee were involved in 38 fatal crashes in the United States. 27 people died inside these vehicles and 14 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 11
2021 10
2022 8
2023 5
2024 4

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

66%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.6 times the share for Jeep Cherokee: 41%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Jeep: 43%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 7 5
2021 8 3
2022 6 2
2023 3 3
2024 3 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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.5 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%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Jeep Cherokee: 17%
  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 20%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

58%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Jeep Cherokee: 49%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Jeep: 51%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 1999 Jeep Cherokee Jeep Cherokee Jeep All vehicles
Driver speeding 23.7% 15.9% 16.5% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.1% 17.5% 19.8% 17.7%
At night 57.9% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 24
Cloudy 4
Rain 4
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 1
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 20
Dark - Not Lighted 9
Dark - Lighted 6
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2
Dusk 1

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
Pennsylvania 5
North Carolina 5
Utah 2
West Virginia 2
Colorado 2
New York 2
Tennessee 2
Virginia 2
Oregon 1
Ohio 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 8, 2024 Greene County, Ohio 1
Sep 11, 2024 Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas 1
Jul 17, 2024 Joseph, Sevier County, Utah 1
Jan 27, 2024 Washington County, Iowa 1
Mar 26, 2023 Winston County, Alabama 1
Mar 22, 2023 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 2
Mar 4, 2023 Hillside, Union County, New Jersey 1
Feb 1, 2023 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 22, 2023 Fairfield County, South Carolina 1
Aug 19, 2022 Washington County, Virginia 1
Aug 10, 2022 Highgate Center, Franklin County, Vermont 1
Aug 5, 2022 Unicoi County, Tennessee 1
Aug 3, 2022 Franklin County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 10, 2022 Beekmantown, Clinton County, New York 1
Jun 2, 2022 Bullitt County, Kentucky 1
Feb 7, 2022 Midland, Cabarrus County, North Carolina 1
Jan 10, 2022 Islip, Suffolk County, New York 1
Dec 16, 2021 Major County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 16, 2021 Washoe County, Nevada 1
Sep 27, 2021 Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina 1
Sep 26, 2021 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 4, 2021 Lee County, North Carolina 1
Apr 27, 2021 Malden, Kanawha County, West Virginia 1
Feb 23, 2021 Manti, Sanpete County, Utah 2
Jan 17, 2021 Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas 1

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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.