Fatal crash profile · Model

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

Compared with Kawasaki · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
589
Fatal crashes
588
Deaths inside
569
Other deaths
38

Between 2020 and 2024, 589 vehicles described as Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R were involved in 588 fatal crashes in the United States. 569 people died inside these vehicles and 38 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 92
2021 107
2022 120
2023 110
2024 160

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

94%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • 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 88 6
2021 98 12
2022 119 7
2023 108 4
2024 156 9

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

56%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Kawasaki: 46%
  • About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 22%
  • About 1.1 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-6R Kawasaki All vehicles
Driver speeding 56.0% 45.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.0% 21.6% 17.7%
At night 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 498
Cloudy 55
Rain 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
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 308
Dark - Lighted 149
Dark - Not Lighted 88
Dusk 28
Dawn 7

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 81
Florida 75
Texas 65
New York 24
Pennsylvania 22
Georgia 19
Tennessee 18
Missouri 18
South Carolina 17
Arizona 17

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 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
May 18, 2024 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
May 18, 2024 Painesville, Lake County, Ohio 1
May 16, 2024 Wood County, Ohio 1
May 14, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 13, 2024 Huntington, Suffolk County, New York 1
May 11, 2024 Gaston County, North Carolina 1
May 8, 2024 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
May 5, 2024 Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1
May 4, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
May 4, 2024 Missoula, Missoula County, Montana 1
May 4, 2024 Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana 1
May 3, 2024 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
May 3, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
May 3, 2024 Yorba Linda, Orange County, California 1
May 2, 2024 Cleburne County, Arkansas 1
May 1, 2024 Holmes County, Ohio 1
Apr 27, 2024 Maverick County, Texas 1
Apr 22, 2024 Lee County, Florida 2
Apr 22, 2024 Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama 3
Apr 19, 2024 Oviedo, Seminole County, Florida 1
Apr 17, 2024 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Apr 16, 2024 Harris County, Texas 1
Apr 16, 2024 Polk County, Florida 1
Apr 14, 2024 Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 14, 2024 Shelby County, Ohio 1

Compare Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 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.