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
Aug 22, 2023	Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida	MU-E COPANS RD	1
Aug 15, 2023	Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina	US-76 E MAIN STREET	1
Aug 6, 2023	Manatee County, Florida	US-41	1
Jul 27, 2023	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	S 9TH ST	1
Jul 22, 2023	Athens, Clarke County, Georgia	CR-1063	1
Jul 1, 2023	Brevard County, Florida	I-95	1
May 27, 2023	Ada County, Idaho	I-84	1
May 21, 2023	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	SR-1065 OUTER LOOP	1
Mar 24, 2023	Cooke County, Texas	FM 3092	2
Mar 4, 2023	Lancaster County, South Carolina	SR-9 PAGELAND HWY	1
Feb 15, 2023	New Castle County, Delaware	US-13 S DUPONT HWY	1
Feb 8, 2023	Randolph County, North Carolina	US-220 BUS	1
Nov 9, 2022	Union County, North Carolina	US-601	1
Nov 9, 2022	Parkway Village, Jefferson County, Kentucky	CLARKS LN	1
Sep 12, 2022	Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama	I-85	1
Aug 21, 2022	Braselton, Jackson County, Georgia	GARNER RD	1
Jul 24, 2022	Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan	CHAMBERLAIN ST	1
Jul 22, 2022	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	MU-2940 EDISON HWY	1
Jun 29, 2022	Pulaski County, Arkansas	I-440	1
Jun 12, 2022	Grant County, Indiana	CR-50TH ST	1
May 21, 2022	Elk County, Pennsylvania	LOSEY RD	1
May 19, 2022	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	SR-2	1
May 7, 2022	Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia	SR-136	1
May 5, 2022	Pasco County, Florida	CR-54	1
Mar 27, 2022	Clark County, Nevada	NORTH SHORE ROAD	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.