Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Jeep Liberty

Compared with Jeep Liberty · Jeep · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
53
Fatal crashes
53
Deaths inside
35
Other deaths
25

Between 2020 and 2024, 53 vehicles described as 2002 Jeep Liberty were involved in 53 fatal crashes in the United States. 35 people died inside these vehicles and 25 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 15
2022 11
2023 10
2024 6

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

58%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Jeep Liberty: 53%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Jeep: 43%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 4 8
2021 13 3
2022 9 6
2023 5 6
2024 4 2

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Jeep Liberty: 16%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Jeep: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Jeep Liberty: 20%
  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 20%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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

  • About the same as the share for Jeep Liberty: 50%
  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Jeep Liberty Jeep Liberty Jeep All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.8% 16.3% 16.5% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.9% 20.2% 19.8% 17.7%
At night 50.9% 49.7% 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 33
Rain 9
Cloudy 6
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 29
Dark - Lighted 12
Dark - Not Lighted 11
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
North Carolina 5
California 4
Florida 4
South Carolina 4
Alabama 4
Indiana 3
Louisiana 2
Michigan 2
Arizona 2
Colorado 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 16, 2024 Catawba County, North Carolina 1
Nov 27, 2024 Adams County, Colorado 1
Sep 20, 2024 San Juan County, New Mexico 1
Jun 13, 2024 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Jun 5, 2024 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Apr 10, 2024 Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Dec 29, 2023 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 28, 2023 Canyon County, Idaho 1
Jul 9, 2023 Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, Alabama 1
Jun 16, 2023 Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana 1
Jun 2, 2023 Pope County, Illinois 1
May 27, 2023 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
May 7, 2023 Tillamook County, Oregon 1
Apr 26, 2023 Robeson County, North Carolina 1
Apr 10, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 2
Apr 4, 2023 Roanoke, Roanoke city, Virginia 1
Oct 21, 2022 Westminster, Adams County, Colorado 1
Aug 19, 2022 Huron County, Michigan 1
Aug 14, 2022 Carroll County, Virginia 1
Aug 6, 2022 Coconino County, Arizona 3
Jul 19, 2022 Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Apr 25, 2022 Indian River County, Florida 1
Apr 2, 2022 Riverside County, California 1
Mar 9, 2022 Johnson County, Tennessee 1
Mar 9, 2022 Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana 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.