Fatal crash profile · Model year
1997 Nissan Pathfinder
Compared with Nissan Pathfinder · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 4
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 1997 Nissan Pathfinder were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 4 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Embed
Deaths
Who died in these crashes
78%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.9 times the share for Nissan Pathfinder: 42%
- About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 54%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
Embed
Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About double the share for Nissan Pathfinder: 14%
- About 1.7 times the share for Nissan: 17%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for Nissan Pathfinder: 15%
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 18%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for Nissan Pathfinder: 53%
- About 80 percent of the share for Nissan: 53%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1997 Nissan Pathfinder | Nissan Pathfinder | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 28.6% | 14.1% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.4% | 15.1% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 42.9% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| California | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
Embed
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2024 | Livingston County, Kentucky | I-24 | 3 |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Polk County, Texas | FM 350 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Kaufman County, Texas | SR-34 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Eagle County, Colorado | CR-COTTONWOOD PASS RD | 2 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | San Jose, Santa Clara County, California | SANTA TERESA BLVD | 1 |
| May 26, 2022 | Sherman, Grayson County, Texas | SR-91 | 1 |
| May 9, 2022 | Adel, Cook County, Georgia | CR-247 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Forsyth County, North Carolina | SR-67 REYNOLDA RD | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Halifax County, North Carolina | SR-48 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Grant County, Washington | CR-1ST AVE | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Huntington, Emery County, Utah | SR-10 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Leamington, Millard County, Utah | SR-132 | 2 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Nome Census Area, Alaska | KOUGAROK RD | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Currituck County, North Carolina | US-158 CARATOKE HWY | 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.