Fatal crash profile · Model

Kenworth T800

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 176
Fatal crashes: 176
Deaths inside: 38
Other deaths: 155

Between 2020 and 2024, 176 vehicles described as Kenworth T800 were involved in 176 fatal crashes in the United States. 38 people died inside these vehicles and 155 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	34
2021	27
2022	46
2023	28
2024	41

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

20%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.5 times the share for Kenworth: 13%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	5	29
2021	3	27
2022	13	43
2023	8	22
2024	9	34

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 1.1 times the share for Kenworth: 5%
About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Kenworth: 1%
About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

15%

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

About 45 percent of the share for Kenworth: 34%
About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kenworth T800	Kenworth	All vehicles
Driver speeding	5.7%	5.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	1.7%	1.3%	17.7%
At night	15.3%	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	119
Cloudy	30
Rain	10
Fog, Smog, Smoke	4
Snow	4

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	137
Dark - Not Lighted	22
Dark - Lighted	8
Dawn	8
Dusk	1

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	19
Florida	14
Indiana	10
North Carolina	10
Illinois	10
Colorado	9
Michigan	7
Idaho	6
Missouri	6
Ohio	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kenworth T800 by model year

2005 25 crashes
2004 11 crashes
2003 19 crashes
2002 11 crashes
2001 15 crashes
2000 21 crashes
1999 21 crashes
1998 14 crashes
1996 13 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
Dec 31, 2024	Duplin County, North Carolina	SSR-1101 CORNWALLIS RD	1
Dec 27, 2024	Poweshiek County, Iowa	I-80	1
Dec 24, 2024	Kankakee County, Illinois	SR- 17	1
Dec 13, 2024	Berrien County, Michigan	I-196	1
Nov 8, 2024	New Kent County, Virginia	I-64	2
Nov 8, 2024	Flathead County, Montana	US-93	1
Oct 29, 2024	Josephine County, Oregon	US-199 ODOT 25	1
Oct 21, 2024	Muskingum County, Ohio	US-22 EAST PIKE	1
Oct 11, 2024	Carver County, Minnesota	CR-5	2
Oct 6, 2024	Wales, Androscoggin County, Maine	SR-132 POND RD	1
Oct 1, 2024	Edgecombe County, North Carolina	SSR-1006 BULLUCK SCHOOL RD	1
Sep 30, 2024	Gasconade County, Missouri	US-50	1
Sep 7, 2024	Williams County, North Dakota	69TH ST	1
Sep 5, 2024	Benzie County, Michigan	US-31 HONOR HWY	1
Aug 15, 2024	Bexar County, Texas	FM 471	1
Jul 23, 2024	Traverse County, Minnesota	US-75	1
Jul 11, 2024	Montcalm County, Michigan	SR-46 HOWARD CITY RD	1
Jul 10, 2024	Firestone, Weld County, Colorado	SR-119	1
Jul 3, 2024	Polk County, Florida	US-27	1
Jun 28, 2024	Toombs County, Georgia	SR-4	1
Jun 26, 2024	Hancock County, Indiana	CR-600	1
Jun 21, 2024	Prince George's County, Maryland	CR-6819 COLD GUNPOWDER RD SPUR	1
Jun 14, 2024	Cuba, Crawford County, Missouri	I-44	1
Jun 5, 2024	Howell County, Missouri	US-63	1
May 9, 2024	Lumber City, Wheeler County, Georgia	SR-19	1

Compare Kenworth T800 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.