Fatal crash profile · Model

Kawasaki Ninja 400

Compared with Kawasaki · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
228
Fatal crashes
228
Deaths inside
219
Other deaths
12

Between 2020 and 2024, 228 vehicles described as Kawasaki Ninja 400 were involved in 228 fatal crashes in the United States. 219 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 motorcycles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 23
2021 24
2022 52
2023 67
2024 62

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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 21 2
2021 23 2
2022 50 4
2023 66 1
2024 59 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

43%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 46%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Kawasaki: 22%
  • About 80 percent of 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%
Crash factors compared
Category Kawasaki Ninja 400 Kawasaki All vehicles
Driver speeding 42.5% 45.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 14.0% 21.6% 17.7%
At night 50.4% 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 195
Cloudy 15
Rain 4

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 117
Dark - Lighted 68
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dusk 12
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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 40
Texas 30
Florida 27
Arizona 12
Virginia 9
Pennsylvania 8
Tennessee 8
Georgia 8
New Jersey 7
North Carolina 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Kawasaki Ninja 400 by model year

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Mar 2, 2022 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Mar 2, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Feb 20, 2022 North Salt Lake, Davis County, Utah 1
Feb 12, 2022 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jan 29, 2022 Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jan 19, 2022 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 28, 2021 Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California 1
Nov 30, 2021 Alexander County, North Carolina 1
Nov 13, 2021 Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon 1
Nov 10, 2021 Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Nov 9, 2021 Houston County, Georgia 1
Nov 5, 2021 Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 24, 2021 Lynn Haven, Bay County, Florida 1
Sep 30, 2021 Holly Hill, Volusia County, Florida 1
Sep 27, 2021 Collinsville, Madison County, Illinois 1
Jul 30, 2021 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Jul 29, 2021 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 21, 2021 Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Jul 8, 2021 Olive Branch, DeSoto County, Mississippi 1
Jun 19, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jun 19, 2021 Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina 1
Jun 17, 2021 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Jun 13, 2021 Tamarac, Broward County, Florida 1
Jun 5, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
May 21, 2021 Sayville, Suffolk County, New York 2

Compare Kawasaki Ninja 400 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.