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
Mar 23, 2022	Clark County, Nevada	SR-595	1
Mar 12, 2022	Lee County, Florida	COLLEGE PARKWAY	1
Feb 12, 2022	Manassas, Manassas city, Virginia	WELLINGTON RD	1
Feb 6, 2022	Riverside County, California	SR-74	1
Dec 13, 2021	Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio	SR-184 ALEXIS RD	1
Nov 18, 2021	Carmel, Putnam County, New York	SR-301	1
Oct 16, 2021	Cibola County, New Mexico	CR-BIA125	1
Sep 19, 2021	Madison County, Arkansas	SR-23-8	1
Aug 23, 2021	Hernando County, Florida	US-19	1
Jun 30, 2021	Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida	NICHOLAS PKWY W	1
Jun 9, 2021	Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas	SR-358/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND DR	1
May 15, 2021	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington	W INDIAN TRAIL RD	1
May 14, 2021	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	S KINO PKWY	1
Mar 28, 2021	Broomfield, Broomfield County, Colorado	I-25	1
Jan 2, 2021	Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee	SR-394 TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD PK	2
Oct 22, 2020	York County, Pennsylvania	SR-1008 FURNACE RD	1
Sep 12, 2020	Mohave County, Arizona	SHINARUMP DR	1
Sep 6, 2020	Clay County, Kentucky	SR-11	1
Aug 9, 2020	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	US-75	1
May 17, 2020	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	CR-613	1
Apr 27, 2020	Douglas County, Colorado	I-25	1
Apr 24, 2020	Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona	VAN BUREN ST	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.