In 2021, there were 174,000 highway vehicle fires reported in the United States which caused 650 civilian deaths. This was an increase from the previous year, when 580 civilians died from highway vehicle fires.
Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of civilian deaths
2021
650
2020
580
2019
550
2018
490
2017
400
2016
280
2015
445
2014
310
2013
300
2012
300
2011
270
2010
285
2009
260
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Highway vehicles include any vehicle designed to operate normally on highways, such as automobiles, motorcycles, buses, trucks, and trailers, but not manufactured homes on foundations.
Values are estimates.
Figures from prior to 2021 were taken from previous editions of the report.
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National Fire Protection Association. (September 15, 2022). Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. (2022). Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of Civilian Deaths Caused by Highway Vehicle Fires in The United States from 1980 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association, Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/ (last visited April 01, 2025)
Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph], National Fire Protection Association, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
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