Fatal crash profile · Model year

2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

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

Vehicles, 2020–2024
35
Fatal crashes
35
Deaths inside
36
Other deaths
0

Between 2020 and 2024, 35 vehicles described as 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R were involved in 35 fatal crashes in the United States. 36 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 7
2021 6
2022 6
2023 7
2024 9

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-6R: 94%
  • 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 7 0
2021 6 0
2022 7 0
2023 7 0
2024 9 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

54%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R: 56%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Kawasaki: 46%
  • About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R: 20%
  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 22%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

37%

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

  • About 70 percent of the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R: 52%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Kawasaki: 51%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Kawasaki All vehicles
Driver speeding 54.3% 56.0% 45.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.9% 20.0% 21.6% 17.7%
At night 37.1% 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 31
Cloudy 3

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 23
Dark - Not Lighted 5
Dark - Lighted 4
Dusk 3

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 7
Florida 6
Texas 4
South Carolina 3
Tennessee 2
Missouri 2
Louisiana 2
Kentucky 1
Maryland 1
Washington 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 6, 2024 Frisco, Collin County, Texas 1
Oct 20, 2024 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Oct 14, 2024 Pomona, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 28, 2024 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 1
May 23, 2024 New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas 1
May 5, 2024 Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1
Apr 19, 2024 Oviedo, Seminole County, Florida 1
Mar 5, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Feb 24, 2024 Loxahatchee Groves, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Nov 4, 2023 Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Sep 14, 2023 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1
Jul 27, 2023 Chula Vista, San Diego County, California 1
Jul 17, 2023 Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California 1
Apr 19, 2023 Chesterfield County, Virginia 1
Apr 7, 2023 Fayette County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 20, 2023 Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida 1
Dec 3, 2022 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Aug 21, 2022 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Jul 31, 2022 Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire 1
Jul 14, 2022 Chelan County, Washington 2
May 11, 2022 Putnam County, Tennessee 1
Apr 21, 2022 Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois 1
Oct 15, 2021 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Oct 3, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 1
Aug 22, 2021 Cherokee County, South Carolina 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.