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
Sep 17, 2021 Etowah County, Alabama 1
Aug 30, 2021 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Aug 23, 2021 Tukwila, King County, Washington 1
Aug 17, 2021 Freestone County, Texas 1
Aug 13, 2021 Florence County, South Carolina 1
Aug 1, 2021 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming 1
Jul 25, 2021 Silver Bow County, Montana 1
Jul 15, 2021 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 2
Jun 26, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Jun 18, 2021 Montgomery County, Alabama 2
Jun 8, 2021 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Jun 7, 2021 Pender County, North Carolina 1
Jun 5, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 2
May 27, 2021 Moreland, Coweta County, Georgia 1
May 7, 2021 Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas 1
Apr 28, 2021 Hudson, Weld County, Colorado 1
Apr 20, 2021 Riverside, Platte County, Missouri 1
Apr 17, 2021 Tohatchi, McKinley County, New Mexico 1
Apr 3, 2021 Broward County, Florida 1
Mar 25, 2021 Garland, Dallas County, Texas 1
Mar 10, 2021 Brazil, Clay County, Indiana 1
Mar 4, 2021 Junction, Hampshire County, West Virginia 2
Feb 16, 2021 Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado 1
Feb 14, 2021 Ward County, Texas 1
Feb 11, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 6

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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.