Fatal crash profile · Model year

2017 Kenworth T680

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
79
Fatal crashes
79
Deaths inside
15
Other deaths
70

Between 2020 and 2024, 79 vehicles described as 2017 Kenworth T680 were involved in 79 fatal crashes in the United States. 15 people died inside these vehicles and 70 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 13
2023 21
2024 13

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

18%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.4 times the share for Kenworth T680: 13%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Kenworth: 13%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 1 14
2021 6 17
2022 1 12
2023 4 17
2024 3 10

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

3%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About half the share for Kenworth T680: 5%
  • About half the share for Kenworth: 5%
  • About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

1%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.5 times the share for Kenworth T680: 1%
  • About the same as the share for Kenworth: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About the same as the share for Kenworth T680: 51%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Kenworth: 34%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2017 Kenworth T680 Kenworth T680 Kenworth All vehicles
Driver speeding 2.5% 5.1% 5.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 1.3% 0.8% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 51.9% 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 58
Cloudy 7
Rain 6
Snow 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 37
Dark - Not Lighted 27
Dark - Lighted 11
Dusk 2
Dawn 2

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 14
Texas 10
North Carolina 6
Florida 3
Tennessee 3
Virginia 3
Illinois 3
Georgia 3
Indiana 3
Maryland 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 8, 2023 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 1
May 4, 2023 Manatee County, Florida 1
Apr 2, 2023 Batesville, Panola County, Mississippi 1
Mar 14, 2023 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Feb 22, 2023 Webster County, Iowa 1
Feb 20, 2023 Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York 1
Jan 27, 2023 McMinn County, Tennessee 1
Jan 26, 2023 Cherokee County, South Carolina 1
Jan 23, 2023 Jensen, Uintah County, Utah 1
Dec 31, 2022 Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia 1
Dec 24, 2022 Tehama County, California 1
Nov 26, 2022 Union County, South Dakota 1
Nov 22, 2022 Kentland, Newton County, Indiana 1
Sep 19, 2022 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 1
Sep 2, 2022 Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 30, 2022 Hitchcock County, Nebraska 1
Aug 14, 2022 East Windsor (Historical), Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Aug 2, 2022 Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia 1
Jul 23, 2022 Caldwell County, Texas 1
May 7, 2022 Kern County, California 1
Mar 18, 2022 Kern County, California 1
Jan 6, 2022 Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana 1
Dec 6, 2021 Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia 1
Oct 19, 2021 Seward County, Nebraska 2
Oct 5, 2021 Howard County, Texas 2

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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.