Fatal crash profile · Model year
2024 Volvo Truck VNL
Compared with Volvo Truck VNL · Volvo Truck · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2023–2024
- 54
- Fatal crashes
- 54
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 57
Between 2023 and 2024, 54 vehicles described as 2024 Volvo Truck VNL were involved in 54 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 57 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 39 |
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
8%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 60 percent of the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 13%
- About two-thirds of the share for Volvo Truck: 13%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | 4 | 41 |
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 1.2 times the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 8%
- About 1.3 times the share for Volvo Truck: 7%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 1%
- About 1.6 times the share for Volvo Truck: 1%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
57%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Volvo Truck VNL: 48%
- About 1.2 times the share for Volvo Truck: 48%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2024 Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 9.3% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 57.4% | 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 | 43 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Snow | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 23 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 20 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dawn | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7 |
| Illinois | 6 |
| New Mexico | 4 |
| Indiana | 4 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2024 | Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois | SR-47/SUGAR GROVE PKWY | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Baxley, Appling County, Georgia | SR-27 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | US-287 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2024 | Brewster, Putnam County, New York | I-84 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | I-12 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut | I-91 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Clarion County, Pennsylvania | I-80 KEYSTONE SHORTWAY RD | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Clayton County, Georgia | I-75 SB | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 2 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Cook County, Illinois | I-294 NB/TRI STATE TOLLWAY | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Glades County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Allen County, Indiana | TS- LAFAYETTE CENTER ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2024 | Williams, Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 NONCARD | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Burnet County, Texas | US-281 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | Traill County, North Dakota | I-29 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa | I-35/I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Monroe County, Michigan | I-75 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Cibola County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas | I-435 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | DuPage County, Illinois | I-88 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Hempstead County, Arkansas | I-30 | 2 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Columbia, Boone County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.