Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Nissan Frontier

Compared with Nissan Frontier · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
51
Fatal crashes
51
Deaths inside
31
Other deaths
27

Between 2020 and 2024, 51 vehicles described as 2002 Nissan Frontier were involved in 51 fatal crashes in the United States. 31 people died inside these vehicles and 27 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 12
2021 14
2022 9
2023 9
2024 7

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

53%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Frontier: 52%
  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 5
2021 11 6
2022 4 8
2023 5 4
2024 3 4

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 90 percent of the share for Nissan Frontier: 15%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan Frontier: 18%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

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

  • About 1.3 times the share for Nissan Frontier: 44%
  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Nissan Frontier Nissan Frontier Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.7% 15.4% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.5% 17.7% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 56.9% 44.4% 53.3% 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 42
Cloudy 4
Rain 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 21
Dark - Lighted 16
Dark - Not Lighted 13
Dawn 1

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
Florida 6
California 5
Arizona 5
Tennessee 4
Texas 4
Alabama 3
Virginia 2
Arkansas 2
Georgia 2
Louisiana 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 16, 2024 Martin County, Indiana 1
Oct 4, 2024 St. Joseph County, Indiana 1
Sep 5, 2024 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Aug 5, 2024 El Dorado County, California 1
Apr 29, 2024 Jackson County, Illinois 1
Mar 26, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Feb 14, 2024 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Dec 7, 2023 Chatham County, Georgia 1
Aug 30, 2023 Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 25, 2023 Van Buren County, Tennessee 1
Jun 20, 2023 Pinal County, Arizona 1
May 28, 2023 Orange, Orange County, Virginia 1
Apr 28, 2023 West Haven, Weber County, Utah 1
Apr 20, 2023 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Mar 21, 2023 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Feb 3, 2023 St. Martin Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 29, 2022 Lee County, Florida 1
Dec 7, 2022 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Nov 17, 2022 Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 12, 2022 Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Oct 6, 2022 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Jul 4, 2022 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 2
May 27, 2022 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Apr 26, 2022 Butler County, Alabama 2
Mar 17, 2022 San Jacinto, Riverside County, California 2

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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.