Fatal crash profile · Model year

2000 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R

Compared with Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R · Kawasaki · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
13
Fatal crashes
13
Deaths inside
12
Other deaths
2

Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2000 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 2 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 2
2021 5
2022 1
2023 1
2024 4

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

86%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R: 88%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Kawasaki: 96%
  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 2 0
2021 5 0
2022 1 0
2023 1 1
2024 3 1

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

31%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About three-quarters of the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R: 41%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Kawasaki: 46%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R: 23%
  • About 70 percent of the share for Kawasaki: 22%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

38%

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

  • About 70 percent of the share for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R: 54%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Kawasaki: 51%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2000 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R Kawasaki All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.8% 41.0% 45.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.4% 23.1% 21.6% 17.7%
At night 38.5% 53.8% 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 11
Cloudy 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 10
Dark - Not Lighted 2
Dusk 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
Florida 4
Washington 2
Alabama 1
Indiana 1
Illinois 1
Missouri 1
Mississippi 1
Kansas 1
Oregon 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 30, 2024 Whatcom County, Washington 1
Jul 20, 2024 McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon 1
Jun 18, 2024 Everett, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Jun 9, 2024 Volusia County, Florida 1
May 6, 2023 New Castle, Henry County, Indiana 2
Apr 11, 2022 Franklin County, Kansas 1
Nov 30, 2021 Lakeland, Polk County, Florida 1
Nov 21, 2021 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Oct 24, 2021 Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida 1
Aug 2, 2021 Tazewell County, Illinois 1
May 26, 2021 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 1
Dec 29, 2020 Shelby County, Alabama 1
Oct 21, 2020 Highlands County, Florida 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.