Fatal crash profile · Model

Kawasaki Z900

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 72
Fatal crashes: 72
Deaths inside: 70
Other deaths: 5

Between 2020 and 2024, 72 vehicles described as Kawasaki Z900 were involved in 72 fatal crashes in the United States. 70 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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	11
2022	17
2023	17
2024	20

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

93%

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	6	1
2021	9	3
2022	17	0
2023	18	0
2024	20	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

50%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 46%
About 3 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: 22%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

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

About the same as the share for Kawasaki: 51%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kawasaki Z900	Kawasaki	All vehicles
Driver speeding	50.0%	45.8%	19.0%
Driver drinking	15.3%	21.6%	17.7%
At night	55.6%	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	54
Cloudy	12

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	33
Dark - Lighted	20
Dark - Not Lighted	9
Dusk	5
Dark - Unknown Lighting	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
Florida	8
Arizona	5
Georgia	5
Texas	5
Nevada	4
Maryland	3
Colorado	3
Wisconsin	3
Illinois	3
Arkansas	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kawasaki Z900 by model year

2020 11 crashes
2019 10 crashes
2017 14 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
Dec 28, 2024	Sumner County, Kansas	N HYDRAULIC RD	1
Dec 12, 2024	Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama	US-278 SR-74	1
Oct 27, 2024	Marshall County, Indiana	US-30	1
Oct 4, 2024	Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska	MU-S 72ND ST	1
Sep 28, 2024	Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona	N VERDE VISTA DR	1
Sep 16, 2024	West Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	SR-175 MILLER PARK WAY	1
Sep 16, 2024	El Paso County, Colorado	I-25	1
Jul 31, 2024	Baltimore County, Maryland	SR-129 PARK HEIGHTS AVE	1
Jul 16, 2024	Union County, New Jersey	CR-604 MADISON HILL RD	1
Jul 12, 2024	Clark County, Nevada	W SUNSET RD	1
Jul 4, 2024	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois	US-36/SR-121/NELSON PARK RD	1
Jun 29, 2024	Hempstead, Nassau County, New York	SR-908M SOUTHERN STATE PKWY	1
Jun 22, 2024	Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia	MU-121815	1
Jun 19, 2024	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	SR-38 S CHASE AVE	1
Jun 19, 2024	Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas	SR-12	1
May 14, 2024	Statham, Barrow County, Georgia	SR-316	1
Apr 1, 2024	Ellis County, Texas	FM 813	1
Feb 1, 2024	Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas	MU-MITCHELL ST	1
Jan 29, 2024	Clark County, Nevada	SR-595 S RAINBOW BLVD	2
Jan 24, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	I-17	1
Dec 20, 2023	Tamarac, Broward County, Florida	SR-91 RONALD REAGAN TPKE	1
Oct 23, 2023	Green County, Wisconsin	SR-11	1
Oct 20, 2023	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	S BLUE ISLAND AVE	1
Oct 13, 2023	Tuolumne County, California	SR-108	1
Sep 8, 2023	Gilberts, Kane County, Illinois	TYRRELL RD	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.