Fatal crash profile · Model

Kawasaki Ninja 300

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 124
Fatal crashes: 123
Deaths inside: 120
Other deaths: 4

Between 2020 and 2024, 124 vehicles described as Kawasaki Ninja 300 were involved in 123 fatal crashes in the United States. 120 people died inside these vehicles and 4 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	18
2021	29
2022	19
2023	30
2024	28

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

97%

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%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	18	0
2021	27	2
2022	19	0
2023	30	0
2024	26	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

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%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 22%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

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

About 1.1 times the share for Kawasaki: 51%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kawasaki Ninja 300	Kawasaki	All vehicles
Driver speeding	48.4%	45.8%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.2%	21.6%	17.7%
At night	57.3%	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	107
Cloudy	7
Rain	4
Fog, Smog, Smoke	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	58
Dark - Lighted	40
Dark - Not Lighted	17
Dawn	4
Dusk	3

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
California	24
Texas	19
Florida	15
Arizona	11
Missouri	5
Pennsylvania	4
Alabama	3
Tennessee	3
Georgia	3
Virginia	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kawasaki Ninja 300 by model year

2017 12 crashes
2016 16 crashes
2015 21 crashes
2014 40 crashes
2013 34 crashes

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
Apr 21, 2021	Riverside, Riverside County, California	SR-91	1
Apr 10, 2021	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-110 NB BUS TERMINAL LANE	1
Mar 27, 2021	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 24TH ST	1
Jan 10, 2021	Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia	I-64	1
Jan 3, 2021	Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas	I-69C RAMP	1
Nov 23, 2020	Waite Park, Stearns County, Minnesota	CR-75 DIVISION ST	1
Nov 21, 2020	Turlock, Stanislaus County, California	LANDER AVE	1
Oct 12, 2020	Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan	7TH ST	1
Oct 5, 2020	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	CR-CAMPBELL RD	1
Sep 23, 2020	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	CR-2749	1
Sep 13, 2020	Fremont, Alameda County, California	SR-84	1
Aug 25, 2020	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana	I-20	1
Aug 20, 2020	Shirley, Suffolk County, New York	SR-27 SUNRISE HWY	1
Aug 19, 2020	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut	SR-12	1
Aug 14, 2020	Riverside County, California	SR-74	1
Aug 11, 2020	Marshall County, Oklahoma	CR-POWELL RD	1
Aug 9, 2020	Polk County, Florida	SR-60	1
Jun 13, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BL	1
Apr 25, 2020	Hunter, Greene County, New York	SR-23A	1
Apr 15, 2020	Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona	CR-TALISMAN RD	1
Feb 25, 2020	Rhea County, Tennessee	SR-68 WASSOM MEMORIAL HWY	1
Jan 31, 2020	Medley, Miami-Dade County, Florida	74TH ST	1
Jan 16, 2020	Miami-Dade County, Florida	NW 127TH ST	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.