Fatal crash profile · Model year
1998 Kenworth T800
Compared with Kenworth T800 · Kenworth · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 1
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 1998 Kenworth T800 were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 13 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
7%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 35 percent of the share for Kenworth T800: 20%
- About half the share for Kenworth: 13%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.3 times the share for Kenworth T800: 6%
- About 1.4 times the share for Kenworth: 5%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Kenworth T800: 2%
- About 5 percent of the share for Kenworth: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
21%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.4 times the share for Kenworth T800: 15%
- About two-thirds of the share for Kenworth: 34%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1998 Kenworth T800 | Kenworth T800 | Kenworth | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.1% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 21.4% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2024 | Flathead County, Montana | US-93 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Montcalm County, Michigan | SR-46 HOWARD CITY RD | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Will County, Illinois | W WILMINGTON RD | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Thornton, Cook County, Illinois | WILLIAMS ST | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Craven County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Livingston, Polk County, Texas | BU-59 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Stearns County, Minnesota | US-71 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Logan, Cache County, Utah | SR-252 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Sanders County, Montana | SR-200 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Converse County, Wyoming | I-25 US-20 US-26 US-87 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Forks, Clallam County, Washington | US-101 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Spencer County, Kentucky | CR-LITTLE MOUNT CHURCH RD | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | CLINTON DR | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2020 | Minco, Grady County, Oklahoma | US-81 | 1 |
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.