Fatal crash profile · Make

John Deere

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 212
Fatal crashes: 212
Deaths inside: 116
Other deaths: 107

Between 2020 and 2024, 212 vehicles described as John Deere were involved in 212 fatal crashes in the United States. 116 people died inside these vehicles and 107 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 other vehicles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	49
2021	39
2022	40
2023	40
2024	44

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

52%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	31	22
2021	24	17
2022	21	21
2023	20	22
2024	20	25

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

35%

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

About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	John Deere	All vehicles
Driver speeding	2.4%	19.0%
Driver drinking	10.4%	17.7%
At night	35.4%	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	157
Cloudy	34
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3
Rain	3
Blowing 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	144
Dark - Not Lighted	49
Dusk	10
Dawn	5
Dark - Lighted	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	17
Iowa	15
Missouri	14
Illinois	12
Nebraska	12
Georgia	11
Kansas	9
California	9
Wisconsin	8
South Carolina	8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

John Deere models

John Deere Utility Vehicle 70 crashes
John Deere Chassis 38 crashes
ST/COMMERCIAL 1 crash

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
May 23, 2023	Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma	US-283	1
May 20, 2023	Marshall County, Iowa	SR-330/CR-S75	1
May 7, 2023	Yakima County, Washington	CR-S AHTANUM RD	1
Apr 20, 2023	Unionville, Union County, North Carolina	SSR-1606 SIKES MILL RD	1
Apr 12, 2023	Shelby County, Ohio	CR-22 BOTKINS RD	1
Mar 7, 2023	Carter County, Tennessee	CR-HONEYCUTT PRIVATE DR	1
Feb 19, 2023	Stanislaus County, California	STONE AVE	1
Feb 5, 2023	Preble County, Ohio	TS-128 CRUBAUGH RD	1
Jan 31, 2023	Terry County, Texas	FM 213	1
Nov 4, 2022	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	WYOMING ST	1
Oct 28, 2022	Dillon County, South Carolina	SR-917 HWY 917	1
Oct 24, 2022	Allegan County, Michigan	CR-108TH	1
Oct 18, 2022	Washita County, Oklahoma	SR-152	1
Oct 15, 2022	Douglas County, Kansas	CR-460	1
Oct 12, 2022	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa	HULL AVE	1
Oct 7, 2022	Solano County, California	CR-PEDRICK RD	1
Oct 4, 2022	Humboldt, Coles County, Illinois	US-45	1
Oct 3, 2022	Poweshiek County, Iowa	CR-V18	1
Sep 27, 2022	Faribault County, Minnesota	SR-22	1
Sep 27, 2022	Boone County, Indiana	US-52	1
Sep 16, 2022	King and Queen County, Virginia	SR-14/THE TRAIL	1
Sep 10, 2022	Walker, Wood County, West Virginia	CR-47/16 BLAZE RUN RD	1
Sep 10, 2022	Shelby County, Indiana	SR-9	2
Sep 6, 2022	Sherman County, Nebraska	CR-LM465A	1
Sep 2, 2022	DeSoto County, Florida	CR-660	2

Compare John Deere with another vehicle

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.