Fatal crash profile · Make

Kawasaki

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
3,687
Fatal crashes
3,669
Deaths inside
3,616
Other deaths
161

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,687 vehicles described as Kawasaki were involved in 3,669 fatal crashes in the United States. 3,616 people died inside these vehicles and 161 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 560
2021 684
2022 761
2023 799
2024 883

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

96%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 544 28
2021 655 47
2022 755 23
2023 796 23
2024 866 40

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

46%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kawasaki All vehicles
Driver speeding 45.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.6% 17.7%
At night 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 3,047
Cloudy 367
Rain 67
Fog, Smog, Smoke 22
Severe Crosswinds 4

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 2,011
Dark - Lighted 843
Dark - Not Lighted 547
Dusk 170
Dawn 41

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 397
Texas 396
California 367
Georgia 143
New York 138
Arizona 128
Pennsylvania 128
North Carolina 123
Tennessee 117
Ohio 111

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Kawasaki models

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
Dec 11, 2024 Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington 1
Dec 11, 2024 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Dec 9, 2024 Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Dec 9, 2024 Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland 1
Dec 8, 2024 West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Dec 8, 2024 Wright County, Minnesota 1
Dec 8, 2024 Jackson, Butts County, Georgia 1
Dec 8, 2024 San Diego County, California 1
Dec 6, 2024 Seattle, King County, Washington 1
Dec 6, 2024 Skiatook, Osage County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 6, 2024 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Dec 5, 2024 Paris, Lamar County, Texas 1
Dec 5, 2024 Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 1
Dec 5, 2024 Coolidge, Pinal County, Arizona 1
Dec 4, 2024 Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Dec 3, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 3, 2024 Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico 1
Dec 1, 2024 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Nov 30, 2024 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Nov 30, 2024 Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Nov 30, 2024 Orange, Orange County, California 1
Nov 29, 2024 Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Nov 29, 2024 Santa Barbara County, California 1
Nov 28, 2024 Escambia County, Florida 1
Nov 28, 2024 Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida 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.