Fatal crash profile · Model year

2014 Volvo Truck VNL

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
82
Fatal crashes
82
Deaths inside
9
Other deaths
90

Between 2020 and 2024, 82 vehicles described as 2014 Volvo Truck VNL were involved in 82 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 people died inside these vehicles and 90 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 12
2021 21
2022 14
2023 22
2024 13

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

9%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About two-thirds of the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 13%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Volvo Truck: 13%
  • About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 3 13
2021 2 24
2022 0 15
2023 4 23
2024 0 15

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

11%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 8%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Volvo Truck: 7%
  • About 60 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%

45%

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 the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2014 Volvo Truck VNL Volvo Truck VNL Volvo Truck All vehicles
Driver speeding 11.0% 7.7% 7.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% 17.7%
At night 45.1% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 61
Cloudy 8
Rain 7
Snow 2
Blowing Snow 2

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 45
Dark - Not Lighted 24
Dark - Lighted 8
Dawn 3
Dusk 2

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 10
Tennessee 6
California 5
Indiana 5
Florida 5
Mississippi 4
Alabama 4
Michigan 3
Illinois 3
Ohio 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 16, 2021 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 14, 2021 Oldham County, Kentucky 1
Nov 30, 2021 Ralls County, Missouri 1
Sep 20, 2021 DeKalb County, Alabama 1
Aug 22, 2021 DuPage County, Illinois 1
Aug 18, 2021 Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Aug 7, 2021 Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona 3
Jul 26, 2021 Greene County, Alabama 2
Jul 25, 2021 Granville County, North Carolina 1
Jul 5, 2021 Shelby County, Ohio 2
Jun 30, 2021 Ellsworth County, Kansas 1
Jun 17, 2021 Jefferson County, Florida 1
May 27, 2021 Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi 1
May 24, 2021 Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina 1
May 6, 2021 Panola County, Texas 1
Apr 2, 2021 Westmoreland, Sumner County, Tennessee 1
Mar 21, 2021 Fayette County, Georgia 1
Mar 16, 2021 Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri 2
Feb 4, 2021 Grundy County, Iowa 1
Jan 20, 2021 Dodge County, Minnesota 1
Oct 24, 2020 Scott County, Indiana 1
Oct 23, 2020 Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Sep 17, 2020 Gooding County, Idaho 1
Sep 3, 2020 Frederick County, Virginia 1
Sep 2, 2020 Hudspeth County, Texas 2

Compare 2014 Volvo Truck VNL 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.