Fatal crash profile · Model year

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
152
Fatal crashes
152
Deaths inside
21
Other deaths
158

Between 2020 and 2024, 152 vehicles described as 2019 Volvo Truck VNL were involved in 152 fatal crashes in the United States. 21 people died inside these vehicles and 158 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 39
2021 25
2022 31
2023 27
2024 30

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

12%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 13%
  • About the same as the share for Volvo Truck: 13%
  • About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 7 40
2021 6 21
2022 5 33
2023 2 30
2024 1 34

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

7%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 8%
  • About the same as the share for Volvo Truck: 7%
  • About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

1%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 1%
  • About 1.1 times 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 2019 Volvo Truck VNL Volvo Truck VNL Volvo Truck All vehicles
Driver speeding 7.2% 7.7% 7.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 17.7%
At night 44.7% 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 96
Cloudy 19
Rain 15
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7
Snow 6

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 80
Dark - Not Lighted 57
Dark - Lighted 8
Dawn 4
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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 13
Tennessee 12
Ohio 11
Indiana 10
Florida 8
Missouri 8
Georgia 7
Michigan 6
Arizona 5
Pennsylvania 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 30, 2020 Riverside County, California 1
Jan 20, 2020 Nicollet County, Minnesota 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.