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
Feb 4, 2023 Winkler County, Texas 2
Feb 3, 2023 Union County, Kentucky 1
Jan 30, 2023 Benton County, Arkansas 1
Jan 27, 2023 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Jan 25, 2023 Pickens County, South Carolina 1
Jan 16, 2023 West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah 2
Jan 12, 2023 Smithburg, Doddridge County, West Virginia 1
Jan 12, 2023 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona 5
Jan 9, 2023 Parker County, Texas 1
Dec 28, 2022 Travis County, Texas 1
Dec 28, 2022 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Dec 21, 2022 Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia 1
Dec 20, 2022 Collinston, Box Elder County, Utah 1
Dec 19, 2022 Greenwood County, South Carolina 1
Dec 19, 2022 Kings County, California 1
Dec 6, 2022 Jones County, Texas 1
Dec 6, 2022 Calhoun County, Arkansas 1
Dec 1, 2022 Pecos County, Texas 1
Nov 30, 2022 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Nov 17, 2022 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 1
Nov 16, 2022 Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 14, 2022 Boone County, Missouri 2
Nov 3, 2022 Madison Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 2, 2022 Monroe, Warren County, Ohio 1
Oct 28, 2022 Edgecombe County, North Carolina 2

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.