Fatal crash profile · Model

Kawasaki Vulcan 900

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 108
Fatal crashes: 108
Deaths inside: 106
Other deaths: 3

Between 2020 and 2024, 108 vehicles described as Kawasaki Vulcan 900 were involved in 108 fatal crashes in the United States. 106 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	14
2021	11
2022	27
2023	24
2024	32

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

97%

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	14	0
2021	11	0
2022	28	0
2023	23	1
2024	30	2

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About half the share for Kawasaki: 46%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Kawasaki: 22%
About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

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

About 90 percent of the share for Kawasaki: 51%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kawasaki Vulcan 900	Kawasaki	All vehicles
Driver speeding	21.3%	45.8%	19.0%
Driver drinking	25.9%	21.6%	17.7%
At night	44.4%	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	91
Cloudy	11
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	69
Dark - Lighted	17
Dark - Not Lighted	16
Dusk	3
Dawn	2

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
Arizona	9
Florida	9
Texas	7
North Carolina	6
Arkansas	5
New York	5
California	5
Michigan	4
Ohio	4
Minnesota	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kawasaki Vulcan 900 by model year

2009 21 crashes
2008 18 crashes
2007 17 crashes
2006 10 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Jul 9, 2023	Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina	SSR-1149 OLD CONOVER STARTOWN	1
Jun 8, 2023	Clark County, Nevada	I-15	1
Jun 3, 2023	Polk County, Arkansas	SR-8	1
May 21, 2023	Clinton County, Michigan	SR-27 OLD US 27	1
Apr 17, 2023	Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona	ESTRELLA PKWY	1
Feb 6, 2023	Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	US-51	1
Dec 3, 2022	Polk County, Florida	SR-60	1
Nov 5, 2022	Meigs County, Ohio	CR-28 APPLE GROVE DORCAS RD	1
Oct 23, 2022	Canton, Stark County, Ohio	PLAIN AVE NE	1
Oct 18, 2022	Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi	SR-302	1
Oct 6, 2022	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas	FM 1271/OLD UNION RD	1
Sep 7, 2022	Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota	SR-62	1
Sep 7, 2022	Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Michigan	ANNAPOLIS AVE	1
Sep 4, 2022	Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida	SR-60	1
Aug 26, 2022	Harris County, Texas	FM 529	1
Aug 17, 2022	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	US-101	1
Aug 6, 2022	Moniteau County, Missouri	US-50	1
Jul 29, 2022	Mexico, Oswego County, New York	I-81 OFF RAMP	1
Jul 14, 2022	Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island	SR-2	1
Jul 8, 2022	Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi	I-55	1
Jun 29, 2022	Fairfax County, Virginia	CR-620	1
Jun 29, 2022	Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota	I-494	1
Jun 9, 2022	Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado	US-50 BUSN RT S SANTA FE AVE	1
May 3, 2022	West Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut	US-202	1
Apr 16, 2022	Baytown, Harris County, Texas	SR-146	2

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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.