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
May 1, 2020	Bowie County, Texas	US-59/CR-LAKE DR	1
Apr 30, 2020	Scarbro, Fayette County, West Virginia	I-77	1
Apr 29, 2020	St. Clair, Franklin County, Missouri	I-44	1
Apr 28, 2020	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	CR-HIX RD	1
Apr 27, 2020	Payson, Gila County, Arizona	SR-260	1
Apr 26, 2020	Temple, Bell County, Texas	I-35	1
Apr 24, 2020	Fresno County, California	ALTA AVE	1
Apr 23, 2020	Hart County, Kentucky	I-65	3
Apr 23, 2020	Haralson County, Georgia	I-20 SR402	1
Apr 22, 2020	Gregg County, Texas	I-20	1
Apr 21, 2020	Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York	I-81	1
Apr 17, 2020	Bradley County, Arkansas	US-278-12	3
Apr 16, 2020	Fresno County, California	SR-99	1
Apr 15, 2020	Telfair County, Georgia	SR-31	1
Apr 14, 2020	Tar Heel, Bladen County, North Carolina	SR-87	1
Apr 13, 2020	Clackamas County, Oregon	CR-SE 362ND AVE	1
Apr 11, 2020	Temple, Bell County, Texas	SR-53	1
Apr 10, 2020	Cherokee County, Georgia	SR-20/KNOX BRIDGE HWY	1
Apr 9, 2020	Southgate, Wayne County, Michigan	SR-FORT HWY	1
Apr 9, 2020	Henry County, Georgia	I-75	1
Apr 8, 2020	Tipton County, Tennessee	US-51 SR-3	1
Apr 7, 2020	Augusta County, Virginia	I-81	1
Apr 3, 2020	Aiken County, South Carolina	I-20	1
Apr 3, 2020	Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey	I-78	1
Apr 3, 2020	Mahomet, Champaign County, Illinois	SR-47	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.