Fatal crash profile · Make

Volvo Truck

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 1,994
Fatal crashes: 1,934
Deaths inside: 302
Other deaths: 2,041

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,994 vehicles described as Volvo Truck were involved in 1,934 fatal crashes in the United States. 302 people died inside these vehicles and 2,041 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	398
2021	385
2022	432
2023	391
2024	388

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 one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	54	428
2021	64	394
2022	69	446
2023	60	391
2024	55	382

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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 all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Volvo Truck	All vehicles
Driver speeding	7.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	1.2%	17.7%
At night	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	1,402
Cloudy	224
Rain	144
Fog, Smog, Smoke	46
Snow	36

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	943
Dark - Not Lighted	630
Dark - Lighted	251
Dawn	60
Dusk	30

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	215
California	125
Florida	107
Georgia	102
Indiana	99
Ohio	93
Illinois	86
Tennessee	81
Arizona	73
Pennsylvania	69

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Volvo Truck models

VNL 1,565 crashes
VNR 159 crashes
VNM 98 crashes
VHD 60 crashes
VN 25 crashes
WG 11 crashes
VAH 8 crashes
ACL 4 crashes
WIA 3 crashes
WAH 2 crashes
WX 2 crashes
FE 1 crash
WXLL 1 crash

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
Dec 7, 2024	Palmer, Ellis County, Texas	I-45	1
Dec 7, 2024	Wasco, Kern County, California	N CENTRAL AVE	1
Dec 3, 2024	Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia	I-77/64	1
Dec 3, 2024	Bertram, Burnet County, Texas	SR-29	2
Dec 2, 2024	Douglas County, Oregon	I-5	1
Dec 2, 2024	Montezuma County, Colorado	US-491	1
Dec 1, 2024	Cook County, Illinois	I-94/EDENS EXPWY	1
Dec 1, 2024	Fresno County, California	I-5	1
Nov 30, 2024	Boone County, Missouri	I-70	1
Nov 27, 2024	Dillon County, South Carolina	I-95	2
Nov 27, 2024	Santa Rosa County, Florida	SR-87	1
Nov 27, 2024	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	US-17	1
Nov 22, 2024	Floyd, Oneida County, New York	SR-49	1
Nov 22, 2024	Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana	I-69	1
Nov 21, 2024	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	SR-35	1
Nov 21, 2024	Jasper County, Indiana	I-65	1
Nov 20, 2024	Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa	I-80	1
Nov 20, 2024	St. Lucie County, Florida	SR-70	1
Nov 20, 2024	Stanislaus County, California	SR-33	1
Nov 20, 2024	Riverside County, California	I-215	1
Nov 19, 2024	Carroll County, Virginia	I-77	2
Nov 18, 2024	South St Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota	I-494	1
Nov 17, 2024	New York City, Kings County, New York	COLUMBIA ST	1
Nov 17, 2024	Atchison County, Missouri	I-29	3
Nov 15, 2024	Potter County, Texas	SR-335	1

Compare Volvo Truck with another vehicle

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.