Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Kenworth T680
Compared with Kenworth T680 · Kenworth · All vehicles
- 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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2021 | Riverside County, California | SR-74 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Ferris, Ellis County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Carteret County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Fresno County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia | I-68 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Putnam County, Ohio | SR-613 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Umatilla County, Oregon | I-84 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| May 7, 2021 | Maricopa County, Arizona | US-60 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Richland County, Wisconsin | US-14 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Johnston County, North Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | I-75 US-11/64 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Ward County, Texas | I-20/TEXAS PECOS TRL | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Scotland County, North Carolina | US-74 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Riverside County, California | I-10 RAMP | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Hart County, Kentucky | I-65 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Roanoke County, Virginia | I-81 | 2 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | I-55 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Cook County, Illinois | I-90 W | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Butte County, California | SR-99 | 4 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Orange County, Florida | CR-423 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2020 | Kern County, California | SR-58 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Columbia County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Cooper County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Brown County, Kansas | US-75 | 1 |
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.