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
Jan 10, 2021 Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee 1
Jan 3, 2021 Chester County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 27, 2020 Greeley, Weld County, Colorado 1
Dec 9, 2020 Hereford, Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 10, 2020 Clinton County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 1, 2020 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Aug 26, 2020 Cottageville, Jackson County, West Virginia 1
Aug 24, 2020 Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware 1
Aug 17, 2020 Davidson County, North Carolina 2
Jul 8, 2020 Clatsop County, Oregon 1
Feb 29, 2020 Hanover County, Virginia 1
Feb 28, 2020 Riverdale, Cook County, Illinois 1
Feb 2, 2020 Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado 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.