Fatal crash profile · Model year
2021 Volvo Truck VNL
Compared with Volvo Truck VNL · Volvo Truck · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 70
- Fatal crashes
- 70
- Deaths inside
- 21
- Other deaths
- 66
Between 2020 and 2024, 70 vehicles described as 2021 Volvo Truck VNL were involved in 70 fatal crashes in the United States. 21 people died inside these vehicles and 66 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 22 |
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
24%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.8 times the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 13%
- About 1.9 times the share for Volvo Truck: 13%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 16 |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 |
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
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.1 times the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 8%
- About 1.2 times the share for Volvo Truck: 7%
- About half 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%
49%
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%
| Category | 2021 Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.6% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.6% | 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 | 50 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Snow | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 33 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 20 |
| Dark - Lighted | 15 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 13 |
| Tennessee | 6 |
| New Mexico | 5 |
| Missouri | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Iowa | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Utah | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2021 | Weatherford, Parker County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | I-290 EISENHOWER EXPY | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Haslet, Tarrant County, Texas | FM 156 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Greene County, Pennsylvania | I-79 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Monrovia, Morgan County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Grundy County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2021 | Marion County, Iowa | SR-14 | 1 |
| May 5, 2021 | Muskegon County, Michigan | SR-37 NEWAYGO RD | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Bowie County, Texas | US-259 | 2 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Eagle County, Colorado | I-70 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Benton County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee | US-231/431 SR-10 HUNTSVILLE HW | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia | SR-16 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Monroe County, Georgia | I-475 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine | SR-4 TURNER RD | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Marion County, Missouri | US-36 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Cass County, Texas | SR-155 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Socorro County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Kyle, Hays County, Texas | I-35 | 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.