Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

Compared with Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R · Kawasaki · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
41
Fatal crashes
41
Deaths inside
39
Other deaths
3

Between 2020 and 2024, 41 vehicles described as 2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R were involved in 41 fatal crashes in the United States. 39 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 7
2021 8
2022 7
2023 8
2024 11

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

93%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R: 94%
  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 96%
  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 0
2021 7 1
2022 6 1
2023 7 1
2024 11 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

46%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R: 56%
  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 46%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R: 20%
  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 22%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R: 52%
  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 51%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Kawasaki All vehicles
Driver speeding 46.3% 56.0% 45.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.0% 20.0% 21.6% 17.7%
At night 51.2% 52.1% 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 34
Cloudy 5

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 21
Dark - Lighted 15
Dusk 2
Dark - Not Lighted 2
Dawn 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
California 6
Georgia 3
Florida 3
Pennsylvania 3
Colorado 2
Ohio 2
Nebraska 2
Oregon 2
Nevada 2
Illinois 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 24, 2024 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
Nov 26, 2024 Orange County, California 1
Aug 16, 2024 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 1
Aug 3, 2024 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Jul 17, 2024 Douglas County, Oregon 1
Jun 18, 2024 Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Jun 14, 2024 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jun 8, 2024 Bexar County, Texas 1
Apr 14, 2024 Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 14, 2024 Shelby County, Ohio 1
Feb 13, 2024 Fontana, San Bernardino County, California 1
Oct 1, 2023 Cleveland County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 5, 2023 Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois 1
Sep 3, 2023 Warren County, New Jersey 1
Jun 10, 2023 Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia 1
Jun 6, 2023 Pickens County, South Carolina 1
May 14, 2023 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
May 8, 2023 Charlotte County, Florida 1
Mar 2, 2023 Brevard County, Florida 1
Nov 27, 2022 Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 19, 2022 King County, Washington 1
Jun 14, 2022 Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Jun 7, 2022 Lithia Springs, Douglas County, Georgia 1
Apr 18, 2022 Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Jan 28, 2022 Clackamas County, Oregon 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.