Fatal crash profile · Model year

2018 Kenworth T680

Compared with Kenworth T680 · Kenworth · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
79
Fatal crashes
78
Deaths inside
12
Other deaths
82

Between 2020 and 2024, 79 vehicles described as 2018 Kenworth T680 were involved in 78 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 82 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 21
2022 13
2023 14
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

13%

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 3 16
2021 3 19
2022 1 15
2023 4 18
2024 1 14

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

5%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Kenworth T680: 5%
  • About the same as the share for Kenworth: 5%
  • About one-quarter 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%

57%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Kenworth T680: 51%
  • About 1.7 times the share for Kenworth: 34%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2018 Kenworth T680 Kenworth T680 Kenworth All vehicles
Driver speeding 5.1% 5.1% 5.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 1.3% 0.8% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 57.0% 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 51
Cloudy 11
Rain 9
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Snow 2

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 35
Dark - Not Lighted 28
Dark - Lighted 12
Dawn 3

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 12
New Mexico 5
Georgia 4
Oregon 4
Indiana 4
Arizona 4
Arkansas 4
California 4
Minnesota 3
Virginia 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Feb 17, 2023 Centre County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 10, 2023 Pemiscot County, Missouri 1
Dec 2, 2022 Escambia County, Alabama 2
Oct 28, 2022 Eddy County, New Mexico 1
Oct 27, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 28, 2022 Kay County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 17, 2022 Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois 1
Sep 14, 2022 Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia 1
Aug 29, 2022 Garden City, Chatham County, Georgia 1
Jul 30, 2022 Nara Visa, Quay County, New Mexico 1
Mar 27, 2022 Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan 1
Mar 14, 2022 Ellis County, Texas 2
Mar 14, 2022 Polk County, Florida 1
Jan 7, 2022 Gary, Lake County, Indiana 2
Jan 4, 2022 Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota 1
Nov 18, 2021 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Nov 5, 2021 Colfax County, New Mexico 1
Sep 16, 2021 Belle Glade, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Sep 13, 2021 Howe, LaGrange County, Indiana 1
Sep 11, 2021 San Bernardino County, California 1
Sep 7, 2021 Story County, Iowa 2
Aug 18, 2021 Eastland County, Texas 1
Aug 4, 2021 Centre County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 11, 2021 Kendall County, Texas 1
Jun 17, 2021 Cass County, Nebraska 1

Compare 2018 Kenworth T680 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.