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
Oct 19, 2022	Azle, Parker County, Texas	SR-199/PKWY ST	1
Oct 14, 2022	Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee	SR-354 BOONES CREEK RD	1
Oct 14, 2022	Chepachet, Providence County, Rhode Island	US-44	1
Oct 14, 2022	Duplin County, North Carolina	SR-11	1
Oct 8, 2022	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts	I-93	2
Oct 4, 2022	Travis County, Texas	SR-71	1
Sep 22, 2022	Montgomery County, Illinois	I-55	1
Sep 21, 2022	Burton, Genesee County, Michigan	BRISTOL RD	1
Sep 20, 2022	Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington	CR-RANDOLPH RD NE	1
Sep 20, 2022	Dickinson County, Kansas	SR-15	3
Sep 17, 2022	Grant County, Kansas	US-160	1
Sep 16, 2022	Sedgwick County, Colorado	CR-19	1
Sep 12, 2022	Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming	NORTHERN DR	1
Aug 18, 2022	Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	I-41	1
Aug 11, 2022	Lea County, New Mexico	SR-128	1
Jul 28, 2022	Pitt County, North Carolina	US-258	1
Jul 21, 2022	Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana	SR-47	1
Jul 20, 2022	Brazoria County, Texas	SR-36	1
Jul 6, 2022	Craven County, North Carolina	US-70	1
Jun 28, 2022	Dodge County, Wisconsin	CR-S	1
Jun 13, 2022	Missouri City, Harris County, Texas	SR-8/SAM HOUSTON TLWY	1
Jun 13, 2022	Mead, Weld County, Colorado	I-25	5
May 26, 2022	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	CR-K	1
May 25, 2022	Meade County, Kentucky	SR-313 JOE PRATHER HWY	1
May 18, 2022	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	SR-695	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.