Fatal crash profile · Model
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
Compared with Kawasaki · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 331
- Fatal crashes
- 330
- Deaths inside
- 320
- Other deaths
- 18
Between 2020 and 2024, 331 vehicles described as Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R were involved in 330 fatal crashes in the United States. 320 people died inside these vehicles and 18 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 | 51 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2022 | 62 |
| 2023 | 72 |
| 2024 | 89 |
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 | 49 | 4 |
| 2021 | 53 | 5 |
| 2022 | 61 | 1 |
| 2023 | 70 | 4 |
| 2024 | 87 | 4 |
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
64%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.4 times the share for Kawasaki: 46%
- About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 22%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
52%
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 Ninja ZX-10R | Kawasaki | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 63.7% | 45.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 20.8% | 21.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 52.3% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 282 |
| Cloudy | 24 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 179 |
| Dark - Lighted | 96 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 36 |
| Dusk | 12 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 49 |
| Texas | 40 |
| California | 25 |
| Tennessee | 15 |
| North Carolina | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 |
| New Jersey | 11 |
| Arizona | 11 |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Georgia | 10 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R by model year
- 2024 13 crashes
- 2023 28 crashes
- 2022 10 crashes
- 2020 13 crashes
- 2019 14 crashes
- 2018 16 crashes
- 2017 14 crashes
- 2016 21 crashes
- 2015 15 crashes
- 2014 11 crashes
- 2011 12 crashes
- 2009 10 crashes
- 2008 27 crashes
- 2007 27 crashes
- 2006 23 crashes
- 2005 36 crashes
- 2004 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2023 | Lemont, DuPage County, Illinois | S FRONTAGE RD | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | CENTENNIAL BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Bolingbrook, Will County, Illinois | I-55 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | SR-582 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Riverside County, California | SR-74 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | ROSSMORE AVE | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Wayne County, Illinois | SR-15 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Collier County, Florida | CR-881 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SHARON RD W | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Waipahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii | I-H1 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Ash Fork, Yavapai County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Orange County, Florida | SR-434 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina | US-29 W WADE HAMPTON | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | CR-SIMMONS RD | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi | US-98 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee | MU-WESTSIDE DR | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | OLD NENANA HWY | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Butler County, Alabama | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Hardin County, Kentucky | US-62 BARDSTOWN RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas | PR 22/PADRE ISLAND DR | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | BROADWAY AVE | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Nenana, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska | PARKS HWY | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Covington, Newton County, Georgia | SR-016200 SALEM RD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Campbell County, Virginia | US-501 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York | SR-941B EMPIRE BLVD | 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.