Fatal crash profile · Make

KTM

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
248
Fatal crashes
247
Deaths inside
233
Other deaths
18

Between 2020 and 2024, 248 vehicles described as KTM were involved in 247 fatal crashes in the United States. 233 people died inside these vehicles and 18 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 motorcycles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 37
2021 41
2022 59
2023 57
2024 54

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

93%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 33 4
2021 37 4
2022 56 3
2023 54 5
2024 53 2

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

42%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category KTM All vehicles
Driver speeding 41.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.2% 17.7%
At night 45.6% 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 201
Cloudy 28
Rain 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Severe Crosswinds 1

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 148
Dark - Lighted 44
Dark - Not Lighted 38
Dusk 13
Dawn 2

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
California 30
Florida 27
Texas 22
Arizona 14
Georgia 11
New York 11
Washington 10
Oregon 10
New Jersey 9
Nevada 8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

KTM models

  • Closed Course Competition 38 crashes
  • Enduro Four-Stroke 27 crashes
  • RC 24 crashes
  • DUKE 17 crashes
  • 390 Duke 16 crashes
  • Super Duke R 15 crashes
  • 690 Enduro 10 crashes
  • 690 SMC 8 crashes
  • Street Legal Enduro 7 crashes
  • Enduro four-stroke/EXC-R 5 crashes
  • 790 Duke 5 crashes
  • Super Adventure 5 crashes
  • V-twin LC8 Adventure 5 crashes
  • 790/890 Duke, R 5 crashes
  • V-twin RC8 Super Duke R 4 crashes
  • LC4 Enduro 4 crashes
  • Super Duke GT 4 crashes
  • V-Engine Duke 4 crashes
  • V-twin RC8 + RC8 R 4 crashes
  • Adventure + Adventure R 3 crashes
  • Single Cylinder LC4 Duke 3 crashes
  • Minis 3 crashes
  • Super Adventure S 2 crashes
  • Adventure 2 crashes
  • 790 Adv 2 crashes
  • 1090 Adventure R 2 crashes
  • V-twin RC8 Adventure R 2 crashes
  • Enduro two-stroke 2 crashes
  • RC8 + RC8R 1 crash
  • 690 Duke 1 crash
  • 1190 Adventure 1 crash
  • 1090 Adventure 1 crash
  • Adventure + Rally 1 crash
  • 790/890 Adv R, Rally 1 crash
  • 990 Duke 1 crash
  • 790/890 Adv 1 crash
  • 790 Adventure 1 crash
  • FREERIDE 1 crash
  • LC4 Duke 1 crash
  • V-twin RC8 Adventure 1 crash
  • LC8 Supermoto 1 crash
  • R-Racing F-ECF-F 1 crash
  • 790 Adv R 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
Mar 22, 2023 North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Mar 21, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Mar 3, 2023 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Feb 22, 2023 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Feb 18, 2023 Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California 1
Feb 17, 2023 Anaheim, Orange County, California 1
Feb 13, 2023 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York 1
Feb 7, 2023 Anthony, Kent County, Rhode Island 1
Jan 24, 2023 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Jan 16, 2023 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 13, 2022 Midland, Midland County, Texas 1
Nov 21, 2022 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 20, 2022 Groves, Jefferson County, Texas 1
Nov 19, 2022 Deltona, Volusia County, Florida 1
Nov 5, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 3, 2022 Madera County, California 1
Oct 24, 2022 Ocean Ridge, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Oct 22, 2022 Union County, Georgia 1
Oct 20, 2022 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Oct 20, 2022 Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 20, 2022 Murrieta, Riverside County, California 1
Oct 1, 2022 Cook County, Illinois 1
Sep 25, 2022 Osage County, Missouri 1
Sep 19, 2022 Monterey County, California 1
Sep 17, 2022 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1

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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.