Fatal crash profile · Model

Kawasaki Vulcan 1600

Compared with Kawasaki · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
65
Fatal crashes
65
Deaths inside
66
Other deaths
1

Between 2020 and 2024, 65 vehicles described as Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 were involved in 65 fatal crashes in the United States. 66 people died inside these vehicles and 1 person 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 20
2022 18
2023 10
2024 10

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

99%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 96%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 7 0
2021 20 0
2022 18 0
2023 10 0
2024 11 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

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 55 percent of the share for Kawasaki: 46%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

28%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Kawasaki: 22%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

40%

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

  • About 80 percent of the share for Kawasaki: 51%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Kawasaki All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.2% 45.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 27.7% 21.6% 17.7%
At night 40.0% 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 50
Cloudy 9
Rain 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 43
Dark - Not Lighted 10
Dark - Lighted 6
Dusk 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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
Texas 8
Missouri 5
Georgia 4
Arkansas 3
Michigan 3
Wisconsin 3
Tennessee 3
Florida 3
California 2
Ohio 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 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
Jun 26, 2021 Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine 1
Jun 10, 2021 Henry County, Indiana 1
May 15, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
May 11, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
May 1, 2021 Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 1
Apr 7, 2021 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Apr 4, 2021 Republic, Greene County, Missouri 1
Apr 4, 2021 Citrus County, Florida 1
Sep 5, 2020 Cedar City, Iron County, Utah 1
Aug 11, 2020 Kershaw County, South Carolina 1
Aug 8, 2020 Benton County, Arkansas 1
Jul 17, 2020 Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee 1
Jun 26, 2020 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Jun 20, 2020 Elbert, Elbert County, Colorado 1
Jun 14, 2020 Republic County, Kansas 1

Compare Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 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.