Fatal crash profile · Model year

2015 Jeep Cherokee

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
134
Fatal crashes
134
Deaths inside
52
Other deaths
105

Between 2020 and 2024, 134 vehicles described as 2015 Jeep Cherokee were involved in 134 fatal crashes in the United States. 52 people died inside these vehicles and 105 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 21
2021 23
2022 39
2023 31
2024 20

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

33%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 80 percent of the share for Jeep Cherokee: 41%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Jeep: 43%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 15
2021 11 19
2022 16 33
2023 11 22
2024 6 16

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Jeep Cherokee: 16%
  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Jeep Cherokee: 17%
  • About 60 percent of the share for Jeep: 20%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About the same as the share for Jeep Cherokee: 49%
  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2015 Jeep Cherokee Jeep Cherokee Jeep All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.2% 15.9% 16.5% 19.0%
Driver drinking 11.9% 17.5% 19.8% 17.7%
At night 52.2% 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 103
Cloudy 19
Rain 8
Snow 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 71
Dark - Not Lighted 30
Dark - Lighted 25
Dawn 4
Dusk 2

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
Texas 14
Michigan 10
Florida 8
Wisconsin 7
California 7
New York 7
Illinois 6
North Carolina 6
Ohio 5
Pennsylvania 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 26, 2024 Huron County, Michigan 1
Dec 21, 2024 McKinney, Collin County, Texas 1
Dec 1, 2024 Manitowoc County, Wisconsin 2
Nov 14, 2024 Fannin County, Texas 2
Oct 28, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Oct 23, 2024 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 1
Oct 22, 2024 Winnebago County, Wisconsin 1
Oct 18, 2024 Davidson County, North Carolina 1
Oct 8, 2024 Escambia County, Florida 1
Oct 4, 2024 St. Joseph County, Indiana 1
Aug 4, 2024 Johnson County, Iowa 1
Aug 2, 2024 Cleveland County, North Carolina 1
Jun 7, 2024 Oklahoma City, Cleveland County, Oklahoma 1
May 17, 2024 Crawford County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 14, 2024 Fairview Heights, St. Clair County, Illinois 1
Mar 31, 2024 Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana 1
Mar 29, 2024 Fort Bend County, Texas 1
Mar 12, 2024 West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 30, 2024 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Jan 2, 2024 Grand Traverse County, Michigan 1
Dec 11, 2023 Madison County, Ohio 1
Dec 3, 2023 Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida 1
Nov 19, 2023 Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 17, 2023 Lenox, Madison County, New York 1
Nov 3, 2023 Smith County, Tennessee 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.