The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
smart fortwo: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
smart reported 48 incidents alleging a death or injury in a smart fortwo, model years 2008–2018, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11 | 5 | 10 | — | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 14 | — | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7,925 | 13 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2,791 | 36 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,383 | 72 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 31 | 6 |
| Structure | 6 | 3 |
| Rollover | 6 | 1 |
| Fire | 5 | 1 |
| Service Brake System | 5 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 4 | 1 |
| Steering System | 4 | 1 |
| Other | 4 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 3 | 1 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 2 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the smart fortwo puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the smart fortwo, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-07 | 2015 | OH | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2021-08-30 | 2017 | FR | 1 | 0 | Electrical System · Fire | 2023 Q3 |
| 2020-07-23 | 2015 | MA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-02-23 | 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Electrical System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-12 | 2011 | PR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2013 | AL | 0 | 2 | Fire | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-01-17 | 2018 | GE | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2012 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-07-14 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-05-06 | 2013 | PR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-04-24 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-07 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Structure | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-03-05 | 2009 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-03-02 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-02-27 | 2011 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2016 | NM | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Rollover | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-06-13 | 2014 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-05-19 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-05-10 | 2015 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-10-17 | 2008 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-17 | 2008 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-05-15 | 2009 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-05-10 | 2008 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-03-17 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2016 Q3 |
| 2015-12-18 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-12-17 | 2008 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2016 Q1 |
| not reported | 2008 | IT | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-09-28 | 2008 | CO | 1 | 0 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Structure · Seats | 2017 Q3 |
| not reported | 2013 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-10-14 | 2008 | TX | 1 | 1 | Seats | 2015 Q2 |
| not reported | 2008 | AL | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-07-10 | 2009 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2014 Q3 |
| not reported | 2014 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| not reported | 2012 | NV | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| not reported | 2009 | OK | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-05-17 | 2010 | GR | 1 | 0 | Steering System · Structure | 2017 Q1 |
| 2014-04-09 | 2008 | FL | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-03-22 | 2009 | PA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2016 Q2 |
| not reported | 2009 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-07-04 | 2011 | IT | 1 | 0 | Structure · Air Bags · Rollover | 2020 Q3 |
| not reported | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-04-25 | 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure · Other | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-03-10 | 2013 | HI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-02-20 | 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2013 Q1 |
| not reported | 2008 | TN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Other | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-01-20 | 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-10-29 | 2008 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Rollover · Other | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-05-14 | 2009 | GA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2011 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice smart received alleging a death or injury in a smart fortwo and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a fortwo that sold more will have more rows. All smart models · What these reports are, and are not.