Fatal crash profile · Model year

2020 Kenworth T680

Compared with Kenworth T680 · Kenworth · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
167
Fatal crashes
166
Deaths inside
35
Other deaths
165

Between 2020 and 2024, 167 vehicles described as 2020 Kenworth T680 were involved in 166 fatal crashes in the United States. 35 people died inside these vehicles and 165 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 37
2021 41
2022 35
2023 32
2024 22

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 9 36
2021 9 45
2022 6 33
2023 7 31
2024 4 20

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 two-thirds of the share for Kenworth T680: 1%
  • About half the share for Kenworth: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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 2020 Kenworth T680 Kenworth T680 Kenworth All vehicles
Driver speeding 4.8% 5.1% 5.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.6% 0.8% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 47.3% 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 117
Cloudy 21
Rain 16
Snow 3
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt 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 83
Dark - Not Lighted 51
Dark - Lighted 27
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
Texas 23
Florida 10
Ohio 9
New Mexico 9
Tennessee 8
California 8
Alabama 7
Illinois 6
Louisiana 6
Arkansas 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 11, 2023 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 29, 2023 Phelps County, Missouri 1
Oct 14, 2023 Carson County, Texas 1
Oct 9, 2023 Wagoner County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 20, 2023 Stephenson County, Illinois 1
Aug 29, 2023 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Aug 28, 2023 Madison County, Tennessee 2
Aug 24, 2023 Glenn County, California 1
Aug 17, 2023 Dallas County, Iowa 2
Aug 17, 2023 Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida 1
Aug 12, 2023 Riverside, Riverside County, California 2
Jul 31, 2023 Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jul 28, 2023 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Jul 17, 2023 Gordon County, Georgia 1
Jul 15, 2023 King County, Washington 1
Jul 7, 2023 Erie County, Ohio 1
Jul 4, 2023 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jun 30, 2023 Glenpool, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 27, 2023 Will County, Illinois 2
Jun 26, 2023 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee 1
Jun 13, 2023 Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas 1
May 25, 2023 Henry County, Kentucky 1
May 18, 2023 Guadalupe, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 11, 2023 Jefferson County, Tennessee 1
May 1, 2023 Montgomery County, Illinois 3

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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.