Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Kenworth T600

Compared with Kenworth T600 · Kenworth · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
15
Fatal crashes
15
Deaths inside
0
Other deaths
17

Between 2020 and 2024, 15 vehicles described as 2005 Kenworth T600 were involved in 15 fatal crashes in the United States. 0 people died inside these vehicles and 17 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 3
2021 4
2022 1
2023 5
2024 2

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

0%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 5 percent of the share for Kenworth T600: 13%
  • About 5 percent of the share for Kenworth: 13%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 0 3
2021 0 6
2022 0 1
2023 0 5
2024 0 2

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 3 times the share for Kenworth T600: 5%
  • About 3 times the share for Kenworth: 5%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

0%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 5 percent of the share for Kenworth T600: 3%
  • About 5 percent of the share for Kenworth: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

33%

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

  • About the same as the share for Kenworth T600: 32%
  • About the same as the share for Kenworth: 34%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Kenworth T600 Kenworth T600 Kenworth All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.3% 5.3% 5.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 2.6% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 33.3% 32.5% 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 10
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Cloudy 1
Rain 1

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 8
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dawn 2
Dark - Lighted 1

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 9
Colorado 1
Iowa 1
Illinois 1
Kansas 1
Florida 1
Oklahoma 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 28, 2024 Randall County, Texas 1
Mar 11, 2024 Falls County, Texas 1
Dec 12, 2023 Lee County, Florida 1
Sep 18, 2023 La Porte, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 4, 2023 McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
May 13, 2023 Christian County, Illinois 1
Apr 6, 2023 Cameron County, Texas 1
Sep 11, 2022 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas 1
Oct 27, 2021 Cedar County, Iowa 1
Sep 17, 2021 Red River County, Texas 1
Aug 17, 2021 Katy, Waller County, Texas 1
Jan 13, 2021 La Salle County, Texas 3
Jul 24, 2020 Boulder County, Colorado 1
May 21, 2020 Mooreland, Woodward County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 24, 2020 Finney County, Kansas 1

Compare 2005 Kenworth T600 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.