Fatal crash profile · Model

Kenworth T680

Compared with Kenworth · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
946
Fatal crashes
931
Deaths inside
143
Other deaths
969

Between 2020 and 2024, 946 vehicles described as Kenworth T680 were involved in 931 fatal crashes in the United States. 143 people died inside these vehicles and 969 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 131
2021 197
2022 196
2023 223
2024 199

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: 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 22 134
2021 27 204
2022 35 200
2023 32 223
2024 27 208

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: 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: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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

  • About 1.5 times the share for Kenworth: 34%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kenworth T680 Kenworth All vehicles
Driver speeding 5.1% 5.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.8% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 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 647
Cloudy 123
Rain 84
Snow 14
Fog, Smog, Smoke 13

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 443
Dark - Not Lighted 333
Dark - Lighted 121
Dawn 17
Dusk 12

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 134
California 85
Tennessee 44
Arizona 39
Georgia 36
Florida 36
Illinois 34
New Mexico 34
Ohio 34
Indiana 31

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kenworth T680 by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 25, 2023 West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana 1
Aug 24, 2023 Glenn County, California 1
Aug 21, 2023 Elko, Elko County, Nevada 1
Aug 19, 2023 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 17, 2023 Dallas County, Iowa 2
Aug 17, 2023 Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida 1
Aug 17, 2023 Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 16, 2023 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 15, 2023 Lyman County, South Dakota 1
Aug 12, 2023 Riverside, Riverside County, California 2
Aug 11, 2023 Bon Homme County, South Dakota 1
Aug 9, 2023 Johnston County, North Carolina 1
Aug 9, 2023 Ionia County, Michigan 1
Aug 8, 2023 Harrison County, Iowa 1
Aug 1, 2023 Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin 1
Aug 1, 2023 Newton, Newton County, Mississippi 1
Jul 31, 2023 Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jul 30, 2023 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Jul 28, 2023 Rusk County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 28, 2023 Moosic, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 28, 2023 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Jul 23, 2023 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 21, 2023 Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut 1
Jul 20, 2023 Cedar County, Nebraska 1
Jul 20, 2023 Merced County, California 1

Compare 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.