In 2021, there were around 174,000 highway vehicle fires reported in the United States which caused 1,100 civilian injuries. This was a decrease from the previous year, when 1,500 civilians were injured from highway vehicle fires.
Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of injuries
2021
1,100
2020
1,500
2019
1,700
2018
1,300
2017
1,370
2016
1,075
2015
1,550
2014
1,275
2013
925
2012
800
2011
1,020
2010
1,440
2009
1,455
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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 2020 were taken from previous editions of the report.
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National Fire Protection Association. (September 30, 2022). Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
National Fire Protection Association. (2022). Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of Civilian Injuries Caused by Highway Vehicle Fires in The United States from 1980 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
National Fire Protection Association, Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/ (last visited April 05, 2025)
Number of civilian injuries caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2021 [Graph], National Fire Protection Association, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377013/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-injuries/
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