Fatal crash profile · Model year
1998 Jeep Wrangler
Compared with Jeep Wrangler · Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 40
- Fatal crashes
- 40
- Deaths inside
- 31
- Other deaths
- 12
Between 2020 and 2024, 40 vehicles described as 1998 Jeep Wrangler were involved in 40 fatal crashes in the United States. 31 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 4 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Embed
Deaths
Who died in these crashes
72%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.7 times the share for Jeep Wrangler: 44%
- About 1.7 times the share for Jeep: 43%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
Embed
Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Jeep Wrangler: 16%
- About three-quarters of the share for Jeep: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
33%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for Jeep Wrangler: 23%
- About 1.6 times the share for Jeep: 20%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
55%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Jeep Wrangler: 50%
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1998 Jeep Wrangler | Jeep Wrangler | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.5% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 32.5% | 22.9% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 55.0% | 49.8% | 50.8% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 31 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Idaho | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
Embed
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2024 | Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon | NW MAPLE AVE | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky | SR-2155 NEW HARTFORD RD | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Hillsborough County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Choctaw County, Alabama | US-84 SR-12 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Nance County, Nebraska | CR-N 470TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida | MU-59TH ST W | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Kern County, California | DI GIORGIO RD | 3 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts | I-395 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Bedford County, Pennsylvania | I-99 BUD SHUSTER HWY | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Islip, Suffolk County, New York | GREAT RIVER RD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama | US-431 SR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | D'Iberville, Harrison County, Mississippi | MU-LAMEY BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Canyon County, Idaho | MIDLAND BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2023 | El Paso County, Colorado | MERIDIAN RD | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Grand Traverse County, Michigan | US-31 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Hampshire, Maury County, Tennessee | US-412 SR-99 HAMPSHIRE PK | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Elkhart County, Indiana | CR-4 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee | STUART RD NE | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Minidoka County, Idaho | E 100 RD E | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia | HARPERS RD | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Lawrence County, Alabama | CR-28 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Captain Cook, Hawaii County, Hawaii | NONE | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Carneys Point, Salem County, New Jersey | CR-540 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2021 | Hillsborough County, Florida | I- 4 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Rattan, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma | SR-3 E MAIN ST | 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.