Fatal crash profile · Model

Kenworth W900

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 249
Fatal crashes: 248
Deaths inside: 37
Other deaths: 240

Between 2020 and 2024, 249 vehicles described as Kenworth W900 were involved in 248 fatal crashes in the United States. 37 people died inside these vehicles and 240 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	32
2021	50
2022	71
2023	55
2024	41

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

13%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Kenworth: 13%
About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	4	31
2021	8	46
2022	9	68
2023	8	54
2024	8	41

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 80 percent 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 1.3 times the share for Kenworth: 1%
About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

36%

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

About the same as the share for Kenworth: 34%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kenworth W900	Kenworth	All vehicles
Driver speeding	4.0%	5.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	1.6%	1.3%	17.7%
At night	36.1%	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	181
Cloudy	29
Rain	15
Fog, Smog, Smoke	6
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt	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	150
Dark - Not Lighted	70
Dark - Lighted	17
Dusk	6
Dawn	3

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	30
Virginia	13
Colorado	11
Utah	11
Pennsylvania	10
Indiana	10
Florida	9
Georgia	9
Alabama	9
Illinois	7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kenworth W900 by model year

2005 29 crashes
2004 13 crashes
2003 14 crashes
2002 18 crashes
2001 17 crashes
2000 43 crashes
1999 24 crashes
1998 20 crashes
1997 15 crashes
1996 11 crashes
1995 10 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
Dec 17, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	MU-MOUNT HOUSTON	1
Dec 16, 2024	Tift County, Georgia	SR-520	1
Dec 10, 2024	Harris County, Texas	TL8 SAM HOUSTON TWY W	1
Oct 31, 2024	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah	I-80	1
Oct 30, 2024	Warren County, Tennessee	SR-56 SMITHVILLE HWY	1
Oct 28, 2024	Maple Shade, Burlington County, New Jersey	SR-73	1
Oct 23, 2024	Ghent, Raleigh County, West Virginia	I-77	1
Oct 13, 2024	Vermilion Parish, Louisiana	SR-14	1
Oct 4, 2024	Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota	US-10	1
Oct 1, 2024	Bamberg County, South Carolina	US-21 FREEDOM RD	1
Sep 29, 2024	Brown County, Kansas	KESTRAL RD	1
Sep 26, 2024	Helper, Carbon County, Utah	US-6	5
Sep 26, 2024	Martin County, Texas	SR-176	1
Sep 16, 2024	Pueblo County, Colorado	US-50	1
Aug 28, 2024	Mineral County, Montana	I-90	1
Aug 18, 2024	Paragonah, Iron County, Utah	I-15	1
Aug 17, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I-45/NORTH FWY	1
Aug 2, 2024	Broward County, Florida	US-27	1
Jul 31, 2024	Gary, Lake County, Indiana	US-20	1
Jul 18, 2024	Owego, Tioga County, New York	SR-17 SOUTHERN TIER EXPY	1
Jul 18, 2024	Sierra County, New Mexico	I-25	2
Jul 18, 2024	Clinton County, Illinois	I- 64	1
Jul 16, 2024	Littlefield, Mohave County, Arizona	I-15	1
Jun 25, 2024	Cooke County, Texas	FM 2383	1
Jun 24, 2024	Ohio County, West Virginia	US-40 NATIONAL RD	1

Compare Kenworth W900 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.