Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Kenworth W900
Compared with Kenworth W900 · Kenworth · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 29
- Fatal crashes
- 29
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 29
Between 2020 and 2024, 29 vehicles described as 2005 Kenworth W900 were involved in 29 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 29 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 | 4 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
9%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About two-thirds of the share for Kenworth W900: 13%
- About two-thirds of the share for Kenworth: 13%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 |
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 1.4 times the share for Kenworth: 5%
- About 35 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%
34%
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 | 2005 Kenworth W900 | Kenworth W900 | Kenworth | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.9% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 34.5% | 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 | 24 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2024 | Ghent, Raleigh County, West Virginia | I-77 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Aiken County, South Carolina | I-20 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Prescott Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona | N WILLIAMSON VALLEY RD | 2 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Thomas County, Nebraska | SR-2 | 3 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | US-40 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | US-82 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Mobile County, Alabama | CR-HAMILTON BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Harper County, Oklahoma | US-283 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Jackson Parish, Louisiana | SR-147 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas | SR-107/UNIVERSITY DR | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia | US-84/221 SR-38 E HILL AVE | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Bedford County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HWY | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico | SR-314 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Madison County, Montana | US-287 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Clark County, Ohio | I-70 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | US-22 WILLIAM PENN HWY | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Jerome County, Idaho | US-93 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | SR-159 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SR-472 KIRKWOOD PIKE | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | Hardin County, Iowa | US-65 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Grimes County, Texas | SR-105 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina | SR-58 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma | 120TH AVE SE | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Meade County, Kentucky | SR-313 JOE PRATHER HWY | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2021 | Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida | I-95 | 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.