Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Volvo Truck VNL
Compared with Volvo Truck VNL · Volvo Truck · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 122
- Fatal crashes
- 121
- Deaths inside
- 25
- Other deaths
- 119
Between 2020 and 2024, 122 vehicles described as 2015 Volvo Truck VNL were involved in 121 fatal crashes in the United States. 25 people died inside these vehicles and 119 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 | 28 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2024 | 15 |
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
17%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 13%
- About 1.3 times the share for Volvo Truck: 13%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 33 |
| 2021 | 7 | 30 |
| 2022 | 5 | 20 |
| 2023 | 5 | 22 |
| 2024 | 3 | 14 |
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 1.5 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%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 1%
- About 70 percent of the share for Volvo Truck: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
53%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 48%
- About 1.1 times the share for Volvo Truck: 48%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.5% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.3% | 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 | 83 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Snow | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 55 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 35 |
| Dark - Lighted | 22 |
| Dusk | 5 |
| Dawn | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 17 |
| California | 12 |
| Indiana | 6 |
| Alabama | 6 |
| Missouri | 5 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| New Mexico | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Connecticut | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2020 | Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut | I-95 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota | I-35 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Cheswick, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | BLOCKDALE ST | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Marshall, Clark County, Illinois | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Stanislaus County, California | CROWS LANDING RD | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana | I-65S | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Newton County, Missouri | I-49 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Ontario, San Bernardino County, California | I-10 SAN BERNARDINO FWY | 3 |
| May 21, 2020 | Grady County, Georgia | SR-38 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2020 | Fresno County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2020 | Temple, Bell County, Texas | SR-53 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Clayton County, Iowa | US-52 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2020 | Sanders, Apache County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | Union, Tolland County, Connecticut | I-84 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2020 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Madison County, Tennessee | I-40 | 4 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | San Bernardino County, California | US-95 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2020 | White County, Indiana | US-24 | 2 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | Seminole County, Oklahoma | US-377 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Hedley, Donley County, Texas | US-287 | 2 |
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.