Fatal crash profile · Make

Workhorse

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
21
Fatal crashes
21
Deaths inside
8
Other deaths
19

Between 2020 and 2024, 21 vehicles described as Workhorse were involved in 21 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 19 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 6
2021 6
2022 5
2023 3
2024 1

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

30%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 3 4
2021 4 4
2022 1 7
2023 0 3
2024 0 1

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

5%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 18%

24%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Workhorse All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 4.8% 17.7%
At night 23.8% 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 14
Cloudy 4
Rain 2

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 18
Dark - Not Lighted 2
Dark - Lighted 1

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
California 3
Florida 3
Colorado 2
Alabama 2
Texas 2
Arizona 2
Georgia 1
Washington 1
Arkansas 1
Wisconsin 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Workhorse models

  • W22 5 crashes
  • W42 5 crashes
  • W62 4 crashes
  • P42 3 crashes
  • 1 Ton Nominal 2 crashes
  • W24 1 crash
  • P32 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 Deaths
Jul 20, 2024 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Oct 26, 2023 Blount County, Alabama 1
Sep 23, 2023 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
May 1, 2023 Franklin County, Florida 1
Oct 11, 2022 Gasport, Niagara County, New York 4
Sep 3, 2022 Auburn, King County, Washington 1
Aug 12, 2022 Madison County, Montana 1
Aug 12, 2022 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
May 11, 2022 McKinney, Collin County, Texas 1
Nov 3, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 2
Oct 17, 2021 Vernon, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 23, 2021 Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jul 9, 2021 Union County, Arkansas 1
Mar 9, 2021 Campbell County, Tennessee 1
Feb 25, 2021 Yuma County, Arizona 2
Oct 1, 2020 Gila County, Arizona 2
Jun 11, 2020 La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 10, 2020 Pelham, Shelby County, Alabama 1
Jun 3, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
May 21, 2020 El Paso County, Colorado 1
May 8, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1

Compare Workhorse 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.