Table 10. Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type, 1975-2005

Year

Passenger Car

Light
Truck

Large Truck

Motorcycle

Bus

Other/ Unknown

Total

Single- Vehicle Crashes

Multiple- Vehicle Crashes

1975

2,353

   522

643

318

156

  8

67

4,067

1976

2,505

   619

774

358

164

  8

88

4,516

1977

2,903

   756

884

403

180

  8

73

5,207

1978

3,207

   842

929

466

237

15

53

5,749

1979

3,320

   976

967

465

248

10

61

6,047

1980

2,880

   849

861

401

300

  9

46

5,346

1981

2,927

   889

785

348

259

11

40

5,259

1982

2,703

   819

639

305

216

  8

44

4,734

1983

2,859

   805

676

306

204

26

47

4,923

1984

2,907

   832

755

319

230

20

47

5,110

1985

3,020

   881

634

343

243

25

58

5,204

1986

2,958

   863

603

323

216

  7

44

5,014

1987

2,961

   957

571

281

223

15

38

5,046

1988

3,054

   960

585

326

175

  3

58

5,161

1989

2,913

1,024

550

308

133

28

44

5,000

1990

2,876

   987

485

220

158

13

37

4,776

1991

2,535

   986

448

213

133

  9

42

4,366

1992

2,419

   916

396

189

  92

  2

31

4,045

1993

2,615

1,077

389

216

116

  5

42

4,460

1994

2,639

1,197

451

219

133

  6

38

4,683

1995

2,546

1,153

425

223

108

  9

30

4,494

1996

2,683

1,270

412

209

  92

  6

36

4,708

1997

2,674

1,426

499

224

  85

10

28

4,946

1998

2,556

1,510

486

256

102

  7

40

4,957

1999

2,524

1,493

480

279

118

12

33

4,939

2000

2,475

1,487

484

270

111

  8

33

4,868

2001

2,269

1,539

474

234

113

13

28

4,670

2002

2,206

1,505

449

240

133

12

30

4,575

2003

2,206

1,515

457

269

151

11

36

4,645

2004

 2,240

 1,577

 469

 297

 174

 14

 37

 4,808

2005

 2,063

 1,629

 480

 323

 198

 13

 66

 4,772

Notes: A passenger car is defined as a motor vehicle used primarily for carrying passengers, including convertibles, sedans, and station wagons. A light truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds or less, including pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons, and sport utility vehicles. A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. A bus is defined as a large motor vehicle used to carry more than 10 passengers, including school buses, inter-city buses, and transit buses.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).