Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Kenworth W900
Compared with Kenworth W900 · Kenworth · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 2
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 2003 Kenworth W900 were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 2 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 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
13%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Kenworth W900: 13%
- About the same as the share for Kenworth: 13%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| 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 1.8 times the share for Kenworth W900: 4%
- About 1.4 times the share for Kenworth: 5%
- About 40 percent 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%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Kenworth W900: 36%
- About 1.2 times the share for Kenworth: 34%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Kenworth W900 | Kenworth W900 | Kenworth | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.1% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 42.9% | 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 | 8 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 3 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2024 | Mineral County, Montana | I-90 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Huntington County, Indiana | SR-124 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa | US-20 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Todd County, Minnesota | SR-27 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Montgomery County, Texas | FM 1314 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | LOOP 494 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Floyd County, Indiana | I-64 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Yakima County, Washington | US-97 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Renville County, Minnesota | US-71 320TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia | SR-8/RINER RD | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia | SR-40/ DOYLE BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Guilford County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2020 | Burns Harbor, Porter County, Indiana | US-12E | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2020 | Pershing County, Nevada | I-80 W | 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.