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
Aug 31, 2023	Polk County, Florida	CR-640	1
Aug 21, 2023	Fresno County, California	CEDAR AVE	1
Aug 10, 2023	Cumberland County, New Jersey	CR-553 BRIDGETON FAIRTON RD	1
Aug 10, 2023	St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri	I-229 RP 5131	2
Aug 8, 2023	Lenoir County, North Carolina	SR-903	1
Aug 6, 2023	Taylor County, Georgia	SR-208	1
Aug 1, 2023	Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee	US-64 SR-15 E POPLAR AVE	1
Aug 1, 2023	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma	SR-7	1
Aug 1, 2023	Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia	US-19 SR-3	1
Jul 31, 2023	Pickens County, South Carolina	SR-93 GREENVILLE HWY	1
Jul 28, 2023	Arenac County, Michigan	SR-65	1
Jul 27, 2023	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	I-465	1
Jul 27, 2023	Saline County, Arkansas	CR-WSARDISRD	1
Jul 25, 2023	Onslow County, North Carolina	US-258	1
Jul 17, 2023	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	SSR-3002 WILLIAMSON RD	1
Jul 12, 2023	Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee	US-64/74 SR-40 WATERLEVEL HWY	1
Jul 7, 2023	Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri	SR-249	1
Jun 30, 2023	Reeves County, Texas	US-285	1
Jun 29, 2023	Charleston County, South Carolina	SR-7 COSGROVE AVE	1
Jun 29, 2023	Creek County, Oklahoma	SR-33	1
Jun 27, 2023	St. Clair County, Alabama	SR-144	2
Jun 26, 2023	Wingdale, Dutchess County, New York	SR-55	1
Jun 20, 2023	Hampton, Hampton city, Virginia	I-64/RAMP	1
Jun 13, 2023	Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas	SR-130 TOLL	1
Jun 9, 2023	Lake County, Florida	SR-33	3

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.