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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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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Explore
Kawasaki models
- Ninja ZX-6R 588 crashes
- Ninja ZX-10R 330 crashes
- Ninja 650 273 crashes
- Ninja 400 228 crashes
- ZX-6R 179 crashes
- Ninja 300 123 crashes
- Ninja 250R 111 crashes
- Vulcan 900 108 crashes
- Vulcan 1500 94 crashes
- Ninja 650R 91 crashes
- Ninja ZX-14 72 crashes
- Z900 72 crashes
- Ninja ZX-14R 65 crashes
- ZZR600 65 crashes
- Vulcan 1600 65 crashes
- KLR650 63 crashes
- Vulcan 800 56 crashes
- Ninja 1000 49 crashes
- Vulcan 1700 48 crashes
- Z650 46 crashes
- Concours 14 43 crashes
- KX450 42 crashes
- Ninja ZX-9R 39 crashes
- Ninja 500R 35 crashes
- Ninja 500 29 crashes
- Z1000 28 crashes
- Vulcan 500 26 crashes
- Vulcan S 23 crashes
- Z125 PRO 21 crashes
- Vulcan 2000 20 crashes
- CONCOURS 20 crashes
- Z400 19 crashes
- ZX1002 19 crashes
- ZX-7R 18 crashes
- Brute Force 750 16 crashes
- Z H2 14 crashes
- KX250 13 crashes
- KL650 13 crashes
- Vulcan 750 12 crashes
- ZZR1200 11 crashes
- KLX140 11 crashes
- KX85 11 crashes
- Ninja ZX-11 11 crashes
- Versys 11 crashes
- Teryx4 9 crashes
- MULE PRO-FXT 9 crashes
- KX125 9 crashes
- KZ1000 9 crashes
- Ninja ZX-12R 8 crashes
- KLX 8 crashes
- ZX-6RR 8 crashes
- ER400DK 8 crashes
- Off-Road Motorcycle 8 crashes
- KX250F 8 crashes
- Versys 1000 7 crashes
- Z750S 7 crashes
- KFX450R 7 crashes
- KLX110 7 crashes
- ZRX 1100 7 crashes
- Brute Force 300 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | Henrico County, Virginia | I-64 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | CENTER VALLEY PKWY | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | I-244 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska | MU-S 72ND ST | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-1865 NEW CUT RD | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Fairfax County, Virginia | CR-620 BRADDOCK RD | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Knox County, Tennessee | CR-NATIONAL DR | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Pasco County, Florida | US-19 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-291 AUGUSTA RD | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado | E QUINCY AVE | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado | US-50 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Penobscot County, Maine | I-95 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | MU-SOUTH BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois | SR- 32 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | San Diego County, California | ENRICO FERMI DR | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Van Zandt County, Texas | FM 279 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana | SR-19 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii | CR-AINAOLA DRIVE | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Buchanan County, Virginia | CR-641 PATTERSON RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Johnston County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York | CR-110 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona | N VERDE VISTA DR | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Mayfield, Sanpete County, Utah | 12 MILE CANYON | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska | SR-50 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | I-94 | 1 |
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.