Fatal crash profile · Model year

2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14

Compared with Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 · Kawasaki · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
21
Fatal crashes
21
Deaths inside
22
Other deaths
0

Between 2020 and 2024, 21 vehicles described as 2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 were involved in 21 fatal crashes in the United States. 22 people died inside these vehicles and 0 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 3
2021 4
2022 4
2023 5
2024 5

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

100%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14: 97%
  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 96%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 3 0
2021 5 0
2022 4 0
2023 5 0
2024 5 0

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

52%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14: 61%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Kawasaki: 46%
  • About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

33%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14: 40%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Kawasaki: 22%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14: 53%
  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 51%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 Kawasaki All vehicles
Driver speeding 52.4% 61.1% 45.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 33.3% 40.3% 21.6% 17.7%
At night 52.4% 52.8% 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 15
Cloudy 4
Rain 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 14
Dark - Lighted 3
Dusk 2
Dark - Not Lighted 2

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
Tennessee 3
Oregon 2
Florida 2
Kentucky 2
California 2
Indiana 1
Kansas 1
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 1
Georgia 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 21, 2024 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana 1
Jul 22, 2024 Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon 1
Jun 9, 2024 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Apr 20, 2024 Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California 1
Feb 25, 2024 Chickasaw County, Mississippi 1
Dec 15, 2023 Maury County, Tennessee 1
Nov 5, 2023 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
Aug 2, 2023 Macon County, Illinois 1
Jul 30, 2023 Hancock County, Indiana 1
Jan 10, 2023 Greene County, Tennessee 1
Dec 17, 2022 Manatee County, Florida 1
Jun 18, 2022 El Dorado County, California 1
Jun 3, 2022 Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Apr 23, 2022 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Dec 5, 2021 Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Sep 11, 2021 Jackson County, Oregon 2
Sep 2, 2021 Richland County, South Carolina 1
Jul 21, 2021 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 9, 2020 Scott County, Kentucky 1
May 23, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Mar 8, 2020 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 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.