Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Jeep Wrangler
Compared with Jeep Wrangler · Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 32
- Fatal crashes
- 32
- Deaths inside
- 20
- Other deaths
- 15
Between 2020 and 2024, 32 vehicles described as 2003 Jeep Wrangler were involved in 32 fatal crashes in the United States. 20 people died inside these vehicles and 15 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 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 |
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
57%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Jeep Wrangler: 44%
- About 1.3 times the share for Jeep: 43%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
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
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.6 times the share for Jeep Wrangler: 16%
- About 1.5 times the share for Jeep: 16%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
38%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.6 times the share for Jeep Wrangler: 23%
- About 1.9 times the share for Jeep: 20%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
38%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About three-quarters of the share for Jeep Wrangler: 50%
- About three-quarters of the share for Jeep: 51%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Jeep Wrangler | Jeep Wrangler | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 25.0% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 37.5% | 22.9% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 37.5% | 49.8% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 18 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Texas | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2024 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | SHARRON HOLLOW RD | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Forest Lakes Estates, Coconino County, Arizona | CR-510 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2024 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | US-6CLEVELAND RD | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey | SR-47 N DELSEA DR | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | Washington, Washington County, Utah | TELEGRAPH ST | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | SR-819 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Crawford County, Kansas | S 260 ST | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Warren County, Ohio | TS-128 BUNNELL HILL RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Delaware County, Pennsylvania | TS-BROOMALL RD | 1 |
| May 21, 2023 | Barneveld, Oneida County, New York | CR-56 STEUBEN VALLEY RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey | I-287 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Opelika, Lee County, Alabama | SR-PEPPERELL PKWY | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Jackson County, Colorado | SR-127 | 2 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Iroquois County, Illinois | US-45 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Douglas County, Kansas | CR-2050 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SR-272 NOTTINGHAM RD | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Hocking County, Ohio | SR-278 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Sabine County, Texas | CR-PLEASURE BEND ROAD | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | BROWN ST | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana | SR-164 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | SR-50 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina | SR-1342 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | Franklin County, Virginia | SR-40/ FRANKLIN ST | 1 |
| May 21, 2021 | Chilton County, Alabama | I-65 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Licking County, Ohio | US-40 | 2 |
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.