Fatal crash profile · Model

Kenworth T600

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 114
Fatal crashes: 114
Deaths inside: 16
Other deaths: 112

Between 2020 and 2024, 114 vehicles described as Kenworth T600 were involved in 114 fatal crashes in the United States. 16 people died inside these vehicles and 112 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	18
2021	25
2022	26
2023	27
2024	18

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 the same as the share for Kenworth: 13%
About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	3	18
2021	2	29
2022	4	24
2023	4	25
2024	3	16

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 the same as the share for Kenworth: 5%
About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About double the share for Kenworth: 1%
About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

32%

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

About the same as the share for Kenworth: 34%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kenworth T600	Kenworth	All vehicles
Driver speeding	5.3%	5.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	2.6%	1.3%	17.7%
At night	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	81
Cloudy	18
Rain	6
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3

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	73
Dark - Not Lighted	24
Dark - Lighted	11
Dawn	5
Dusk	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	33
Florida	12
Colorado	9
Oklahoma	7
Kansas	4
Ohio	4
Georgia	4
North Carolina	4
Idaho	3
Indiana	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kenworth T600 by model year

2005 15 crashes
1996 11 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
Sep 18, 2023	La Porte, Harris County, Texas	SR-146 FRONTAGE	1
Sep 13, 2023	Fort Bend County, Texas	US-90A	1
Sep 8, 2023	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	I-235	1
Aug 15, 2023	Martin County, Texas	FM 1208	1
Aug 9, 2023	Blanco County, Texas	US-281	1
Aug 4, 2023	McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas	SR-336	1
Jul 6, 2023	Brazos County, Texas	US-190	1
Jun 11, 2023	Dimmit County, Texas	SR-517 LP	2
May 20, 2023	Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	I-49	1
May 13, 2023	Christian County, Illinois	SR-29	1
Apr 24, 2023	Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware	SR-15 MIDDLETOWN WARWICK RD	1
Apr 14, 2023	Williams County, Ohio	US-6 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLI	1
Apr 6, 2023	Cameron County, Texas	US-281	1
Apr 3, 2023	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	I-80/US-30	2
Mar 31, 2023	Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas	US-287 BUSINESS/KENNEDALE PKWY	1
Mar 25, 2023	Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado	I-225	1
Mar 14, 2023	Ottawa County, Ohio	SR-163	1
Feb 15, 2023	Townsend, McIntosh County, Georgia	I-95	1
Feb 2, 2023	Custer County, Oklahoma	I-40	1
Jan 4, 2023	Angelina County, Texas	SR-103	1
Dec 22, 2022	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	I-35	1
Dec 20, 2022	Logansport, Cass County, Indiana	US-24/35	1
Nov 30, 2022	Bladen County, North Carolina	SR-87	1
Nov 11, 2022	Casey County, Kentucky	US-127	1
Oct 31, 2022	Morgan County, Colorado	US-34	1

Compare 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.