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Slingshot

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 55
Fatal crashes: 55
Deaths inside: 55
Other deaths: 6

Between 2020 and 2024, 55 vehicles described as Slingshot were involved in 55 fatal crashes in the United States. 55 people died inside these vehicles and 6 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	4
2021	14
2022	12
2023	14
2024	11

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

90%

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	3	1
2021	16	0
2022	12	2
2023	12	2
2024	12	1

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

33%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

42%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

65%

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

About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Slingshot	All vehicles
Driver speeding	32.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	41.8%	17.7%
At night	65.5%	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	45
Rain	6
Cloudy	3

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	24
Dark - Not Lighted	19
Dark - Lighted	11
Dusk	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
Texas	9
Ohio	9
Georgia	7
Illinois	3
Florida	3
Michigan	3
Maryland	2
Louisiana	2
Nevada	2
Pennsylvania	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Slingshot models

Slingshot 51 crashes
Slingshot SL 3 crashes
Slingshot Premium 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	Road	Deaths
Sep 17, 2024	Grand River, Lake County, Ohio	HEADLANDS BEACH STATE PARK RD	1
Sep 7, 2024	Ashtabula County, Ohio	SR-45	1
Aug 25, 2024	Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia	CR-056100 KELLY CHAPEL RD	1
Aug 10, 2024	Loudoun County, Virginia	SR-28 SULLY RD RAMP	1
Aug 10, 2024	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY	1
Aug 4, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii	I-H1	2
Jul 23, 2024	Lakeland, Polk County, Florida	US-92	1
Jun 17, 2024	Logan County, Ohio	CR-29	1
Jun 16, 2024	La Porte, Harris County, Texas	SR-146	1
May 25, 2024	Montgomery County, Ohio	SR-48 MAIN ST	2
May 13, 2024	McDonald County, Missouri	I-49	1
Nov 29, 2023	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	CR-LAPALCO BLVD	1
Nov 18, 2023	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	SSR-2026 TRENTON AVE	1
Nov 6, 2023	Gonzales, Ascension Parish, Louisiana	MU-SOUTH DARLA AVENUE	1
Nov 5, 2023	Lincolnwood, Cook County, Illinois	W TOUHY AVE	1
Oct 28, 2023	Crisp County, Georgia	SR-300	1
Sep 26, 2023	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	SR-612	1
Sep 2, 2023	Travis County, Texas	SR-71	1
Aug 20, 2023	Limestone County, Texas	SR-164	1
Aug 18, 2023	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	MU-30TH ST	1
Jul 19, 2023	San Diego, San Diego County, California	16TH ST	1
May 28, 2023	Franklin County, Ohio	CR-26 PHILLIPI RD	1
May 22, 2023	Cumberland County, North Carolina	SSR-1802 SISK CULBRETH RD	1
Apr 13, 2023	Woodford County, Kentucky	US-62 MIDWAY RD	1
Mar 5, 2023	Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas	SR-6	1

Compare Slingshot 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.