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Occupant Fatalities by Vehicle Type and Nonoccupant Fatalities

Dataset Table:

Embedded Dataset Excel:

Dataset Excel:

table_02_19_042523.xlsx (27.88 KB)

Notes:

Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

As of 2020, NHTSA no longer records data regarding the vehicle size of passenger cars.

Description:

KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised.

a 1996 includes two fatalities that could not be assigned to a category below.

b Includes minicompact cars (wheelbase under 95 inches) and subcompact cars (wheelbase between 95 and 99 inches).

c Includes cars with a wheelbase of between 100 and 104 inches.

d Includes cars with a wheelbase of between 105 and 109 inches.

e Includes cars with a wheelbase of 110 inches or greater.

f Large trucks - trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, including single-unit trucks and truck tractors. Light trucks - trucks of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or less, including pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons, and utility vehicles.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, personal communications, Jun. 7, 2012,  May 22, 2013, Jun. 14, 2014, Mar. 17, 2016, Nov. 23, 2016, Oct. 11, 2017, Oct. 16, 2018, Nov. 6, 2019, Jan. 12, 2021, Mar. 7, 2022, and Apr. 19, 2023.

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