Fatal crash profile · Model
Volvo Truck VNL
Compared with Volvo Truck · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 1,614
- Fatal crashes
- 1,565
- Deaths inside
- 257
- Other deaths
- 1,656
Between 2020 and 2024, 1,614 vehicles described as Volvo Truck VNL were involved in 1,565 fatal crashes in the United States. 257 people died inside these vehicles and 1,656 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 | 329 |
| 2021 | 305 |
| 2022 | 352 |
| 2023 | 317 |
| 2024 | 311 |
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
13%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Volvo Truck: 13%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | 354 |
| 2021 | 50 | 313 |
| 2022 | 62 | 365 |
| 2023 | 52 | 318 |
| 2024 | 47 | 306 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- 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: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Volvo Truck: 48%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Volvo Truck VNL | Volvo Truck | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.7% | 7.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.2% | 1.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 1,130 |
| Cloudy | 183 |
| Rain | 119 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 36 |
| Snow | 34 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 753 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 531 |
| Dark - Lighted | 190 |
| Dawn | 47 |
| Dusk | 29 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 179 |
| California | 94 |
| Indiana | 87 |
| Ohio | 82 |
| Florida | 82 |
| Georgia | 79 |
| Illinois | 75 |
| Tennessee | 68 |
| Arizona | 60 |
| Pennsylvania | 53 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Volvo Truck VNL by model year
- 2024 54 crashes
- 2023 68 crashes
- 2022 114 crashes
- 2021 70 crashes
- 2020 165 crashes
- 2019 152 crashes
- 2018 86 crashes
- 2017 113 crashes
- 2016 193 crashes
- 2015 121 crashes
- 2014 82 crashes
- 2013 82 crashes
- 2012 61 crashes
- 2011 21 crashes
- 2010 17 crashes
- 2009 22 crashes
- 2008 25 crashes
- 2007 47 crashes
- 2006 35 crashes
- 2005 22 crashes
- 2000 22 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2023 | Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky | I-64 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Okaloosa County, Florida | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas | US-290 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Elkhart County, Indiana | US-20 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Rice County, Minnesota | I-35 | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Stratford, Sherman County, Texas | US-54 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Douglas County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | US-322 28TH DIVISION HWY | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Hogansville, Troup County, Georgia | I-85 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Franklin County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HWY | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Nye County, Nevada | US-95 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Hancock County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Skokie, Cook County, Illinois | I-94 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Alachua County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pueblo County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Union County, Oregon | I-84 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Hardin County, Ohio | SR-235 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Etowah County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Richland Parish, Louisiana | US-425 | 2 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas | I-35 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Volo, Lake County, Illinois | US-12 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Oceanside, San Diego County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky | SR-922 NEWTOWN PIKE | 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.