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Kenworth

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 3,102
Fatal crashes: 3,046
Deaths inside: 470
Other deaths: 3,057

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,102 vehicles described as Kenworth were involved in 3,046 fatal crashes in the United States. 470 people died inside these vehicles and 3,057 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 medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	511
2021	633
2022	698
2023	650
2024	610

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

13%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	68	504
2021	91	631
2022	111	697
2023	107	630
2024	93	595

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

34%

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

About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kenworth	All vehicles
Driver speeding	5.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	1.3%	17.7%
At night	34.3%	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	2,126
Cloudy	445
Rain	213
Fog, Smog, Smoke	54
Snow	44

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	1,886
Dark - Not Lighted	757
Dark - Lighted	270
Dawn	86
Dusk	34

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
Texas	437
California	205
Florida	137
Georgia	113
Indiana	105
North Carolina	102
Ohio	95
Tennessee	95
Illinois	91
Alabama	90

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kenworth models

T680 931 crashes
T8 Series 408 crashes
T880 398 crashes
T6 Series 279 crashes
W9 Series 255 crashes
W900 248 crashes
T800 176 crashes
T3 Series 137 crashes
T600 114 crashes
T2 Series 20 crashes
T300 19 crashes
W990 15 crashes
T7 Series 14 crashes
T4 Series 12 crashes
T2000 12 crashes
T400 6 crashes
K270/K370 5 crashes
C5 Series 3 crashes
K 100E 2 crashes
Other Off-Highway 2 crashes
T280 2 crashes
548CH 1 crash
T180 1 crash
T380 1 crash
T480 1 crash
L7 Series 1 crash
K100 1 crash
C550 1 crash
C500 1 crash

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 31, 2024	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	OGONTZ AVE	1
Dec 31, 2024	Duplin County, North Carolina	SSR-1101 CORNWALLIS RD	1
Dec 30, 2024	Dinwiddie County, Virginia	US-460 COX RD	1
Dec 29, 2024	Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky	US-31W NASHVILLE RD	1
Dec 28, 2024	West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida	N AUSTRALIAN AVE	1
Dec 27, 2024	Poweshiek County, Iowa	I-80	1
Dec 27, 2024	Hot Spring County, Arkansas	I-30	1
Dec 24, 2024	Kankakee County, Illinois	SR- 17	1
Dec 22, 2024	Klamath County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	4
Dec 22, 2024	Kern County, California	I-5 GOLDEN STATE FWY	1
Dec 21, 2024	Leonard, Fannin County, Texas	US-69	1
Dec 19, 2024	Clatsop County, Oregon	US-30 ODOT 92	1
Dec 19, 2024	Duplin County, North Carolina	SSR-1102 W CHARITY RD	1
Dec 18, 2024	Gallia County, Ohio	US-35	1
Dec 18, 2024	Van Wert County, Ohio	US-30	1
Dec 17, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	MU-MOUNT HOUSTON	1
Dec 17, 2024	Glasscock County, Texas	CR-125	1
Dec 17, 2024	Fannin County, Texas	US-82	1
Dec 17, 2024	Linn County, Oregon	I-5	1
Dec 16, 2024	Tift County, Georgia	SR-520	1
Dec 14, 2024	Johnson County, Wyoming	SR-387	1
Dec 14, 2024	Trinity County, Texas	SR-94	1
Dec 13, 2024	Gonzales County, Texas	SR-80	1
Dec 13, 2024	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee	SR-153	1
Dec 13, 2024	Berrien County, Michigan	I-196	1

Compare Kenworth with another vehicle

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.