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Polaris RZR

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 240
Fatal crashes: 236
Deaths inside: 237
Other deaths: 21

Between 2020 and 2024, 240 vehicles described as Polaris RZR were involved in 236 fatal crashes in the United States. 237 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 other vehicles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	51
2021	44
2022	48
2023	55
2024	42

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

92%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Polaris: 96%
About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	50	6
2021	41	5
2022	50	3
2023	51	5
2024	45	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

47%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Polaris: 38%
About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

67%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Polaris: 49%
About 4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

69%

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

About 1.2 times the share for Polaris: 57%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Polaris RZR	Polaris	All vehicles
Driver speeding	47.1%	38.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	67.1%	48.9%	17.7%
At night	69.2%	57.3%	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	190
Cloudy	30
Rain	5
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt	1
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
Dark - Not Lighted	121
Daylight	95
Dark - Lighted	9
Dusk	6
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3

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
Kentucky	15
Illinois	15
Ohio	14
Tennessee	14
Georgia	14
Arizona	14
Utah	13
California	12
Missouri	12
West Virginia	10

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Polaris RZR by model year

2022 12 crashes
2021 31 crashes
2020 31 crashes
2019 44 crashes
2018 32 crashes
2017 21 crashes
2016 12 crashes
2015 19 crashes
2014 13 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
May 24, 2024	Wayne County, Illinois	CR-70N	1
May 19, 2024	Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia	CR-053000 HAPPY HILL RD	1
May 17, 2024	Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia	CS-BOONE FORD RD	1
May 12, 2024	Ector County, Texas	CR-BUTTERFIELD AVE	1
May 6, 2024	St. Louis County, Minnesota	CR-999 N PIKE LAKE RD	1
Apr 28, 2024	Denton County, Texas	CR-BEREND RD	1
Apr 24, 2024	Crow Wing County, Minnesota	CR-138	1
Apr 22, 2024	Richfield, Sevier County, Utah	SR-120	1
Apr 20, 2024	Mc Carr, Pike County, Kentucky	SR-1056	1
Apr 13, 2024	Benton County, Minnesota	CR-6 RONNEBY RD	2
Apr 13, 2024	Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona	BUMBLE BEE RD	1
Apr 7, 2024	Bulloch County, Georgia	CR-022000 ADEN LANIER ROAD	1
Apr 6, 2024	Mercer County, Ohio	CR-236 ROCKFORD WEST RD	1
Mar 31, 2024	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia	MAPLEBROOK DRIVE	1
Mar 23, 2024	Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky	SR-2469	1
Mar 16, 2024	Powell County, Kentucky	CR-BARKER BRANCH RD	1
Jan 25, 2024	Geneva County, Alabama	SR-85	1
Dec 20, 2023	Christian County, Missouri	CR-SANTA FE RD	1
Dec 15, 2023	Cleburne County, Arkansas	CR-SAWMILL RD N	1
Dec 12, 2023	Kingfisher County, Oklahoma	CR-E790	1
Dec 1, 2023	Weakley County, Tennessee	SR-190 RUTHVILLE RD	1
Nov 13, 2023	Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona	E 48TH ST	2
Nov 4, 2023	Socorro, El Paso County, Texas	MU-WEWOKA	1
Oct 14, 2023	Moab, Grand County, Utah	BLM-105	1
Oct 13, 2023	Auglaize County, Ohio	TS-120 PUSHETA RD	1

Compare Polaris RZR 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.