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NHTSA FARS National Files

Annual final national files for every qualifying U.S. fatal motor-vehicle traffic crash, with coordinated crash, vehicle, person, ordered event, circumstance, decoded-vehicle, imputation, and auxiliary tables. Inventory…

FreeAPIFull fileMulti-countryPuerto RicoUnited States

What it answers ↓

2Questions answered

237Fields delivered

2Countries

Questions this answers

2 · best fit first

QuestionPrimary fit

Traffic crash occurrence and sequence

The anonymously downloadable 2024 Final coordinated FARS files cover every qualifying U.S. fatal motor-vehicle traffic crash and provide year plus ST_CASE, crash time and jurisdiction/location, first harmful event, manner of collision, involved-unit/body classes, and explicitly numbered EVENTNUM/SOE sequences. Scope is limited to the final fatal-crash universe and 2024 schema/release.

QuestionPrimary fit

Traffic crash roadway and environmental conditions

The 2024 Final FARS crash and vehicle tables directly provide relation to trafficway, roadway alignment and surface condition, junction/intersection, traffic-control device and functioning, work-zone, light-condition, and crash-recorded atmospheric-condition fields, keyed to ST_CASE and pinned to the U.S. fatal-crash scope and 2024 Final schema/release.

Fields it delivers

237 fields

Adaptive cruise control Adaptive driving beam Airbag deployment Alcohol involvement Alcohol test result Alcohol test status Alcohol test type Anti lock braking system Attempted avoidance maneuver Automatic crash notification Automatic emergency braking Automatic headlamp beam switching Axle configuration Axle count Backup camera Battery cells per module Battery current Battery energy capacity Battery modules per pack Battery pack count Battery type Battery voltage Bicyclist crash group Bicyclist crash type Bicyclist involvement Blind spot intervention Blind spot warning Brake system type Bus floor configuration Bus length Bus type Cargo body type Charger level Charger power Collision manner Crash contributing factor Crash day of week Crash intersection Crash participant type Crash related factor Crash sequence event Crash sequence impact location Crash severity Crash time of day Crash type Crash vehicle count Critical precrash event Curb weight Curtain airbag location Date of death Daytime running light Death before hospital indicator Door count Drive type Driver distraction indicator Driver distraction type Driver impairment condition Driver license compliance Driver presence Driver related factor Driver vision obstruction Driving history first date Driving history latest date Drowsy driving involvement Drug involvement Drug test method Drug test result Drug test specimen type Drug test status DWI conviction count Ejection path Electric drive unit type Electrification level Electronic stability control Emergency services arrival time Emergency services notification time Engine configuration Engine cooling type Engine cycle type Engine cylinder count Engine displacement Engine manufacturer Engine model Engine power Event data recorder Event start datetime Extrication status Fatal work injury indicator Fatality count First harmful event Forward collision warning Front airbag location Fuel delivery type Fuel type Gross combination weight class Gross vehicle weight class Hazardous material class Hazardous material involvement Hazardous material release Headlamp light source Helmet misuse Helmet use Hit and run indicator Hospital arrival time Initial impact point Injury severity Intersection leg Keyless ignition Knee airbag location Lane centering assistance Lane departure warning Lane keeping assistance Large truck involvement Latitude License jurisdiction License status License suspension count License type Light condition Longitude Marked crosswalk presence Medical transport mode Most harmful event Motorcycle chassis type Motorcycle involvement Motorcycle suspension type Motorcycle type Motorist maneuver Moving violation count National Highway System indicator Non motorist position Nonmotorist device motorization Nonmotorist device type Nonmotorist distraction type Nonmotorist impairment condition Nonmotorist location Nonmotorist precrash action Occupant count Occupant ejection Parking assistance Pedestrian alerting sound Pedestrian crash group Pedestrian crash scenario Pedestrian crash type Pedestrian emergency braking Pedestrian involvement Person age Person sex Personal lighting use Police pursuit involvement Postal code Pre event movement Preimpact location Preimpact stability Prior crash count Protective pad use Rear automatic emergency braking Rear cross traffic alert Reflective clothing use Restraint misuse Restraint use Road surface condition Road type Roadway alignment Roadway departure indicator Roadway function class Roadway grade Roadway lane count Roadway ownership Roadway surface type Rollover location Sae automation level School bus involvement School zone indicator Seat belt pretensioner Seat belt type Seat count Seat cushion airbag location Seat row count Seating position Side airbag location Sidewalk presence Speed limit Speeding conviction count Speeding involvement Steering location Time from crash to death Tire pressure monitoring system Track width Traction control Traffic citation type Traffic control device status Traffic control device type Trafficway relation Trailer attachment status Trailer body type Trailer connection type Trailer length Transmission speed count Transmission type Travel direction Travel speed Truck bed length Truck bed type Truck cab type Turbocharger presence Urbanicity classification Valve train design Vehicle base price Vehicle body class Vehicle configuration Vehicle damage extent Vehicle damage location Vehicle destination market Vehicle fire indicator Vehicle jackknife indicator Vehicle make Vehicle manufacturing country Vehicle model Vehicle model year Vehicle operating status Vehicle owner type Vehicle registration jurisdiction Vehicle rollover indicator Vehicle series Vehicle top speed Vehicle towed indicator Vehicle trim Vehicle underride or override Vehicle use Weather condition Wheel count Wheel size Wheelbase Window and sunroof auto-reverse Work zone indicator Wrong-way driver involvement

CoverageMulti-country

NHTSA documents FARS as covering fatal traffic crashes in the fifty states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Under the project territory rule Puerto Rico is coded independently as PR rather than as a U.S. subdivision.

Access & termsFree

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