Fatal crash profile · Model
Kawasaki KX450
Compared with Kawasaki · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 42
- Fatal crashes
- 42
- Deaths inside
- 40
- Other deaths
- 2
Between 2020 and 2024, 42 vehicles described as Kawasaki KX450 were involved in 42 fatal crashes in the United States. 40 people died inside these vehicles and 2 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 motorcycles or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 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
95%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 96%
- About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
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
48%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 46%
- About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Kawasaki: 22%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
50%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 51%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Kawasaki KX450 | Kawasaki | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 47.6% | 45.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 28.6% | 21.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.0% | 50.7% | 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 | 39 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 25 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dusk | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 6 |
| Florida | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| New Jersey | 4 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2022 | Corona De Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | W VALENCIA RD | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey | NORTH 4TH STREET | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | ASBURY PARK | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | Tift County, Georgia | CR-0252 EAST GOLDEN RD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Richland County, South Carolina | SR-83 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Tuscarawas County, Ohio | TR-432 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | Washington County, Oregon | SR-47 ODOT 102 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Riverside County, California | SR-74 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | 187TH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino County, California | EUREKA DR | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-817 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Burnet County, Texas | RM 243 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey | SR-7 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2020 | Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, Georgia | DANNY ST | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2020 | Killeen, Bell County, Texas | SR-195 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Greenville, Meriwether County, Georgia | TOBE HARRIS STREET | 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.