Fatal crash profile · Make

Slingshot

Compared with All vehicles

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 Deaths
Dec 16, 2022 Brandon, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Nov 8, 2022 Union City, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Oct 6, 2022 DeKalb County, Georgia 2
Aug 27, 2022 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Aug 14, 2022 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
May 28, 2022 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
May 14, 2022 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
May 3, 2022 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Apr 22, 2022 Waycross, Ware County, Georgia 1
Mar 20, 2022 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 2
Mar 20, 2022 Riverdale, Cook County, Illinois 1
Mar 2, 2022 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Oct 22, 2021 Houston County, Texas 1
Sep 25, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 2
Sep 24, 2021 Manatee County, Florida 1
Sep 9, 2021 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1
Sep 7, 2021 Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey 2
Aug 2, 2021 Iowa Colony, Brazoria County, Texas 1
Aug 1, 2021 Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma 1
Jul 9, 2021 Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Jun 20, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jun 19, 2021 Aburn Hills, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Apr 19, 2021 Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey 1
Apr 17, 2021 Rice County, Minnesota 1
Mar 30, 2021 Laurens County, Georgia 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.