Fatal crash profile · Model

Kenworth T680

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

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%

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

2024 37 crashes
2023 72 crashes
2022 89 crashes
2021 93 crashes
2020 166 crashes
2019 102 crashes
2018 78 crashes
2017 79 crashes
2016 112 crashes
2015 68 crashes
2014 38 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Feb 13, 2024	Cochise County, Arizona	I-10	1
Feb 7, 2024	Federal Way, King County, Washington	I-5	1
Feb 6, 2024	Nemaha County, Nebraska	US-75	1
Feb 1, 2024	Riverside, Riverside County, California	SR-91	1
Jan 29, 2024	Ross County, Ohio	US-35	3
Jan 29, 2024	Randolph County, Missouri	US-24	2
Jan 28, 2024	Coconino County, Arizona	I-40 EXIT 233 A-RAMP	1
Jan 26, 2024	Murray County, Oklahoma	I-35	1
Jan 23, 2024	Prince George's County, Maryland	I-95 CAPITAL BELTWAY	1
Jan 22, 2024	Callaway County, Missouri	I-70	1
Jan 20, 2024	Marion County, Ohio	US-23	1
Jan 19, 2024	Richfield, Sevier County, Utah	I-70	1
Jan 19, 2024	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	US-54/GATEWAY NORTH	1
Jan 15, 2024	San Jacinto County, Texas	US-59	1
Jan 13, 2024	Chino, San Bernardino County, California	SR-60 POMONA FWY	1
Jan 12, 2024	Livingston County, Illinois	I-55	1
Jan 7, 2024	Jefferson County, Montana	I-90	1
Jan 7, 2024	Williams, Coconino County, Arizona	I-40 NONCARD	2
Jan 6, 2024	Kern County, California	I-5	2
Jan 4, 2024	Sealy, Austin County, Texas	I-10	1
Jan 4, 2024	San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California	E CENTRAL AVE	1
Jan 3, 2024	Kern County, California	SR-99	1
Dec 31, 2023	Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana	I-65	1
Dec 31, 2023	Hot Spring County, Arkansas	I-30	1
Dec 26, 2023	Clay County, Florida	US-301	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.