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
Jun 7, 2023 Fresno County, California 1
May 31, 2023 Washington County, Idaho 1
May 24, 2023 Nettie, Nicholas County, West Virginia 1
May 24, 2023 New York City, New York County, New York 1
May 22, 2023 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
May 22, 2023 Dallas County, Iowa 1
May 18, 2023 Columbus County, North Carolina 1
May 17, 2023 Kings County, California 1
May 1, 2023 Beaumont, Riverside County, California 1
Apr 29, 2023 Hockley County, Texas 2
Apr 28, 2023 LaPorte County, Indiana 1
Apr 27, 2023 Tulare County, California 1
Apr 24, 2023 St. Johns County, Florida 1
Apr 21, 2023 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Apr 14, 2023 Johnston County, North Carolina 2
Apr 12, 2023 Monroe County, Michigan 1
Apr 7, 2023 Alachua, Alachua County, Florida 1
Apr 4, 2023 Boaz, Marshall County, Alabama 1
Mar 30, 2023 Dillon County, South Carolina 1
Mar 30, 2023 Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia 1
Mar 27, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
Mar 19, 2023 Texas County, Oklahoma 1
Mar 1, 2023 Saraland, Mobile County, Alabama 1
Feb 21, 2023 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
Feb 7, 2023 Antioch, Contra Costa 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.