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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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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Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 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
Apr 4, 2023 Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina 1
Mar 27, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Mar 7, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
Mar 5, 2023 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Feb 24, 2023 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Feb 21, 2023 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 2
Feb 16, 2023 Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina 1
Feb 11, 2023 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Feb 11, 2023 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Feb 9, 2023 Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee 1
Jan 7, 2023 Westwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1
Dec 10, 2022 Putnam County, Florida 1
Nov 23, 2022 Medley, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Nov 10, 2022 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Nov 8, 2022 Onslow County, North Carolina 1
Nov 5, 2022 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas 1
Nov 5, 2022 Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 4, 2022 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Nov 4, 2022 Panama City, Bay County, Florida 1
Nov 3, 2022 Otter Tail County, Minnesota 1
Oct 30, 2022 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Oct 29, 2022 Orange County, Florida 1
Oct 25, 2022 Clark County, Nevada 1
Oct 24, 2022 Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio 1
Oct 12, 2022 Palm Beach County, Florida 1

Compare Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 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.