Fatal crash profile · Model

Kenworth T880

Compared with Kenworth · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
400
Fatal crashes
398
Deaths inside
52
Other deaths
396

Between 2020 and 2024, 400 vehicles described as Kenworth T880 were involved in 398 fatal crashes in the United States. 52 people died inside these vehicles and 396 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 57
2021 75
2022 84
2023 84
2024 100

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

12%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Kenworth: 13%
  • About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 6 57
2021 7 78
2022 12 85
2023 13 84
2024 14 92

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

4%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About two-thirds of the share for Kenworth: 5%
  • About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

1%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Kenworth: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

28%

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

  • About 80 percent of the share for Kenworth: 34%
  • About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kenworth T880 Kenworth All vehicles
Driver speeding 3.5% 5.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 1.3% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 27.8% 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 291
Cloudy 63
Rain 23
Fog, Smog, Smoke 6
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 2

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 260
Dark - Not Lighted 83
Dark - Lighted 31
Dawn 17
Dusk 5

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 38
Florida 28
California 25
North Carolina 23
Georgia 23
South Carolina 22
Alabama 20
Indiana 18
New York 16
Tennessee 14

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kenworth T880 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
Aug 4, 2021 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2
Aug 4, 2021 Leesburg, Lake County, Florida 2
Jul 31, 2021 Karnes County, Texas 1
Jul 22, 2021 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Jul 15, 2021 Pike County, Alabama 1
Jul 14, 2021 Cherokee County, Texas 1
Jul 8, 2021 Marriott, Weber County, Utah 1
Jul 7, 2021 Brevard County, Florida 1
Jun 27, 2021 Kern County, California 1
Jun 25, 2021 Georgetown County, South Carolina 1
Jun 25, 2021 Hertford County, North Carolina 3
Jun 22, 2021 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Jun 21, 2021 Pierce County, Washington 1
Jun 18, 2021 Doraville, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Jun 16, 2021 Klamath County, Oregon 1
Jun 12, 2021 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Jun 1, 2021 Caroline County, Maryland 1
May 21, 2021 Walton County, Florida 1
May 11, 2021 Sampson County, North Carolina 1
May 10, 2021 Andrews County, Texas 1
May 7, 2021 Tulare County, California 1
May 4, 2021 Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington 1
Apr 29, 2021 Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas 1
Apr 26, 2021 Tulare County, California 1
Apr 17, 2021 Sacramento County, California 1

Compare Kenworth T880 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.