Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R

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

Vehicles, 2020–2023
10
Fatal crashes
10
Deaths inside
8
Other deaths
3

Between 2020 and 2023, 10 vehicles described as 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R were involved in 10 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 3 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 1
2021 3
2022 5
2023 1

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

73%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About three-quarters of the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R: 95%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Kawasaki: 96%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 0 1
2021 2 2
2022 5 0
2023 1 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

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About half the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R: 60%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Kawasaki: 46%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About double the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R: 15%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Kawasaki: 22%
  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

30%

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

  • About 55 percent of the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R: 52%
  • About 60 percent of the share for Kawasaki: 51%
  • About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R Kawasaki All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.0% 60.0% 45.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 30.0% 15.4% 21.6% 17.7%
At night 30.0% 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 7
Cloudy 2

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 9
Dark - Lighted 1

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
Ohio 2
Florida 2
Oregon 1
Virginia 1
Kentucky 1
Colorado 1
New York 1
Maine 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 7, 2023 Westminster, Adams County, Colorado 1
Sep 13, 2022 Tualatin, Washington County, Oregon 1
Sep 1, 2022 Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine 1
Jul 16, 2022 Canton, Stark County, Ohio 1
Jun 12, 2022 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Jan 31, 2022 Pinellas County, Florida 1
May 9, 2021 Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida 2
Apr 17, 2021 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia 1
Mar 4, 2021 Radcliff, Hardin County, Kentucky 1
Apr 8, 2020 Corinth, Saratoga County, New York 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.