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
Dec 25, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 20, 2023 Kern County, California 1
Dec 19, 2023 Guadalupe County, New Mexico 1
Dec 17, 2023 Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 15, 2023 Ford County, Illinois 1
Dec 14, 2023 Denison, Grayson County, Texas 1
Dec 13, 2023 Maverick County, Texas 1
Dec 11, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 10, 2023 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Dec 10, 2023 McKinley County, New Mexico 1
Dec 10, 2023 Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Dec 8, 2023 Panola County, Texas 1
Dec 8, 2023 Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 8, 2023 Ford County, Kansas 1
Dec 6, 2023 Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 1
Dec 6, 2023 Cherokee County, South Carolina 1
Dec 5, 2023 Pemiscot County, Missouri 1
Dec 3, 2023 Hot Spring County, Arkansas 1
Dec 1, 2023 Grove City, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Dec 1, 2023 Finney County, Kansas 1
Nov 29, 2023 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Nov 23, 2023 Dane County, Wisconsin 1
Nov 21, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 11, 2023 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 9, 2023 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas 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.