Fatal crash profile · Model year

2015 Kenworth T680

Compared with Kenworth T680 · Kenworth · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
68
Fatal crashes
68
Deaths inside
10
Other deaths
64

Between 2020 and 2024, 68 vehicles described as 2015 Kenworth T680 were involved in 68 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 64 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 12
2021 20
2022 15
2023 9
2024 12

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

14%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Kenworth T680: 13%
  • 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 2 13
2021 2 20
2022 3 13
2023 2 7
2024 1 11

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

6%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Kenworth T680: 5%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Kenworth: 5%
  • About one-third 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 T680: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for Kenworth: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

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

  • About the same as the share for Kenworth T680: 51%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Kenworth: 34%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2015 Kenworth T680 Kenworth T680 Kenworth All vehicles
Driver speeding 5.9% 5.1% 5.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 0.8% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 48.5% 50.5% 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 48
Cloudy 7
Rain 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Sleet or Hail 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 34
Dark - Not Lighted 26
Dark - Lighted 6
Dusk 1
Dawn 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
California 10
Texas 10
Illinois 5
New Mexico 4
Georgia 3
Nevada 3
Ohio 3
Kentucky 3
Virginia 2
Colorado 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 18, 2024 Gallia County, Ohio 1
Nov 22, 2024 Madison County, Texas 1
Nov 8, 2024 Manatee County, Florida 1
Nov 3, 2024 Portland, Chautauqua County, New York 1
Oct 7, 2024 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Sep 4, 2024 Merced County, California 1
Aug 13, 2024 Lea County, New Mexico 1
Aug 13, 2024 Salome, La Paz County, Arizona 1
Jul 14, 2024 Shenandoah County, Virginia 1
Jun 20, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 1
Feb 7, 2024 Federal Way, King County, Washington 1
Jan 15, 2024 San Jacinto County, Texas 1
Dec 14, 2023 Denison, Grayson County, Texas 1
Sep 15, 2023 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 8, 2023 Harrison County, Iowa 1
Jun 12, 2023 Vine Grove, Hardin County, Kentucky 1
Apr 11, 2023 Lincoln County, Wyoming 1
Mar 27, 2023 Moreland, Coweta County, Georgia 1
Feb 17, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Feb 6, 2023 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Jan 16, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 12, 2022 Livingston County, Michigan 2
Nov 20, 2022 San Miguel County, New Mexico 1
Sep 17, 2022 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Sep 11, 2022 Mercer County, Ohio 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.