Fatal crash profile · Model

Kenworth T880

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

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%

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

2024 15 crashes
2023 15 crashes
2022 33 crashes
2021 46 crashes
2020 76 crashes
2019 48 crashes
2018 62 crashes
2017 43 crashes
2016 32 crashes
2015 23 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
Apr 15, 2021	Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona	US-95	1
Apr 13, 2021	West Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey	I-295	1
Apr 2, 2021	Johnston County, North Carolina	SR-42	2
Mar 25, 2021	Wayne County, Georgia	SR-27	1
Mar 19, 2021	Katy, Fort Bend County, Texas	I-10	1
Mar 17, 2021	Fresno County, California	I-5 RAMP	2
Mar 9, 2021	Duplin County, North Carolina	MCGOWAN RD	1
Feb 19, 2021	Scotland County, North Carolina	SR-71	1
Feb 8, 2021	Burlingame, San Mateo County, California	US-101	1
Feb 1, 2021	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	I-35/STEMMONS FWY	1
Jan 12, 2021	Jefferson County, Montana	I-15	1
Jan 11, 2021	Wyoming County, Pennsylvania	SR-309 TUNKHANNOCK HWY	1
Jan 11, 2021	Howard County, Maryland	SR-32	1
Jan 7, 2021	McClain County, Oklahoma	US-177	1
Jan 6, 2021	Polk County, Texas	US-59	1
Jan 4, 2021	Montgomery County, Indiana	CR-500S	1
Jan 4, 2021	Floyd County, Georgia	SR-156	1
Dec 29, 2020	Dorchester County, South Carolina	US-17	1
Dec 16, 2020	Greenville County, South Carolina	US-25	1
Dec 5, 2020	Cooper County, Missouri	SR-98	1
Dec 1, 2020	Circleville, Orange County, New York	SR-17	1
Nov 30, 2020	Baldwin County, Alabama	CR-24	1
Nov 23, 2020	El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma	US-81	1
Nov 23, 2020	Clinton County, Missouri	SR-116	1
Nov 14, 2020	Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah	US-40	1

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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.