Fatal crash profile · Make

Kenworth

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
3,102
Fatal crashes
3,046
Deaths inside
470
Other deaths
3,057

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,102 vehicles described as Kenworth were involved in 3,046 fatal crashes in the United States. 470 people died inside these vehicles and 3,057 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 511
2021 633
2022 698
2023 650
2024 610

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 one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 68 504
2021 91 631
2022 111 697
2023 107 630
2024 93 595

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

5%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 19%

1%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

34%

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

  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kenworth All vehicles
Driver speeding 5.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 1.3% 17.7%
At night 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 2,126
Cloudy 445
Rain 213
Fog, Smog, Smoke 54
Snow 44

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 1,886
Dark - Not Lighted 757
Dark - Lighted 270
Dawn 86
Dusk 34

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 437
California 205
Florida 137
Georgia 113
Indiana 105
North Carolina 102
Ohio 95
Tennessee 95
Illinois 91
Alabama 90

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kenworth models

  • T680 931 crashes
  • T8 Series 408 crashes
  • T880 398 crashes
  • T6 Series 279 crashes
  • W9 Series 255 crashes
  • W900 248 crashes
  • T800 176 crashes
  • T3 Series 137 crashes
  • T600 114 crashes
  • T2 Series 20 crashes
  • T300 19 crashes
  • W990 15 crashes
  • T7 Series 14 crashes
  • T4 Series 12 crashes
  • T2000 12 crashes
  • T400 6 crashes
  • K270/K370 5 crashes
  • C5 Series 3 crashes
  • K 100E 2 crashes
  • Other Off-Highway 2 crashes
  • T280 2 crashes
  • 548CH 1 crash
  • T180 1 crash
  • T380 1 crash
  • T480 1 crash
  • L7 Series 1 crash
  • K100 1 crash
  • C550 1 crash
  • C500 1 crash

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
Nov 21, 2024 Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin 1
Nov 20, 2024 Kerr County, Texas 2
Nov 20, 2024 Onalaska, Polk County, Texas 1
Nov 20, 2024 Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky 1
Nov 19, 2024 Refugio County, Texas 1
Nov 17, 2024 Duplin County, North Carolina 1
Nov 17, 2024 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Nov 17, 2024 Weld County, Colorado 1
Nov 16, 2024 Morris County, Texas 1
Nov 14, 2024 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 13, 2024 Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia 1
Nov 13, 2024 Polk County, Florida 1
Nov 12, 2024 Brown County, Ohio 1
Nov 11, 2024 Lea County, New Mexico 1
Nov 11, 2024 Hamilton County, Nebraska 2
Nov 8, 2024 New Kent County, Virginia 2
Nov 8, 2024 Grant County, New Mexico 1
Nov 8, 2024 Flathead County, Montana 1
Nov 8, 2024 Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland 1
Nov 8, 2024 Manatee County, Florida 1
Nov 6, 2024 Benton County, Indiana 1
Nov 5, 2024 Marion County, Alabama 1
Nov 4, 2024 Locust Grove, Mayes County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 4, 2024 Farmington, Franklin County, Maine 1
Nov 3, 2024 Portland, Chautauqua County, New York 1

Compare Kenworth 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.