Fatal crash profile · Model year
2000 Volvo Truck VNL
Compared with Volvo Truck VNL · Volvo Truck · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 22
- Deaths inside
- 1
- Other deaths
- 28
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2000 Volvo Truck VNL were involved in 22 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 28 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 medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
3%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About one-quarter of the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 13%
- About one-quarter of the share for Volvo Truck: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 |
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
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 55 percent of the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 8%
- About 60 percent of the share for Volvo Truck: 7%
- About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Volvo Truck: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 48%
- About the same as the share for Volvo Truck: 48%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2000 Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.3% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 43.5% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 18 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | Macomb, Township, Macomb County, Michigan | GARFIELD RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | I-90 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Florence County, South Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Harris County, Texas | SR-249 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois | I-57/KEN GRAY EXPRES | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Mercer County, Pennsylvania | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Monroe County, Michigan | US-2 N TELEGRAPH RD | 2 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Bay County, Michigan | US-10 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Madison County, Florida | SR-53 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Spalding County, Georgia | SR-362 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Hillsdale County, Michigan | SR-99 PIONEER RD | 2 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Limestone County, Texas | SR-171 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Laramie County, Wyoming | US-85 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, Alabama | SR-184 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Moosic, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania | I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY | 2 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | I-95 | 2 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Randolph County, North Carolina | I-73/74 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Benton County, Washington | I-82 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Will County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Bradley County, Arkansas | US-278-12 | 3 |
| Apr 10, 2020 | Cherokee County, Georgia | SR-20/KNOX BRIDGE 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.