Fatal crash profile · Model year
1997 Kenworth W900
Compared with Kenworth W900 · Kenworth · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 15
- Fatal crashes
- 15
- Deaths inside
- 1
- Other deaths
- 15
Between 2020 and 2024, 15 vehicles described as 1997 Kenworth W900 were involved in 15 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 15 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
6%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About half the share for Kenworth W900: 13%
- About half the share for Kenworth: 13%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.7 times the share for Kenworth W900: 4%
- About 1.3 times the share for Kenworth: 5%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Kenworth W900: 2%
- About 5 percent of the share for Kenworth: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
33%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Kenworth W900: 36%
- About the same as the share for Kenworth: 34%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1997 Kenworth W900 | Kenworth W900 | Kenworth | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.7% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 33.3% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Iowa | 2 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2024 | Broward County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Sauk County, Wisconsin | I-90 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Eagle, Cass County, Nebraska | US-34 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska | GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Benton County, Oregon | SR-20 ODOT 31 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Red River County, Texas | US-271 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Mountrail County, North Dakota | CR-101ST AVE NW | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia | SR-238 YORKTOWN RD | 2 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | SR-3/530TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Audubon County, Iowa | CR-F24/150TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Taylor County, Wisconsin | SR-13 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | Warren County, Kentucky | I-65 WILLIAM N NATCHER PKWY | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia | SR-5/515 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Wagoner County, Oklahoma | US-69 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Carbon County, Montana | US-212 | 1 |
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.