State: 
01 Alabama 
31 Nebraska 
02 Alaska 
32 Nevada 
04 Arizona 
33 New Hampshire 
05 Arkansas 
34 New Jersey 
06 California 
35 New Mexico 
08 Colorado 
36 New York 
09 Connecticut 
37 North Carolina 
10 Delaware 
38 North Dakota 
11 District of Columbia 
39 Ohio 
12 Florida 
40 Oklahoma 
13 Georgia 
41 Oregon 
15 Hawaii 
42 Pennsylvania 
16 Idaho 
43 Puerto Rico 
17 Illinois 
44 Rhode Island 
18 Indiana 
45 South Carolina 
19 Iowa 
46 South Dakota 
20 Kansas 
47 Tennessee 
21 Kentucky 
48 Texas 
22 Louisiana 
49 Utah 
23 Maine 
50 Vermont 
24 Maryland 
52 Virgin Islands (since 2004) 
25 Massachusetts 
51 Virginia 
26 Michigan 
53 Washington 
27 Minnesota 
54 West Virginia 
28 Mississippi 
55 Wisconsin 
29 Missouri 
56 Wyoming 
30 Montana 

County  - do not use. A factor indicating the county in which an accident took place. There are approx 400 counties coded here, while there are over 1,000 counties in the US. 

Month - sequentially numbered such that January=1, December=12. 99=Unknown

Day- the numbered day of the month

Year - 00-99 where 75=1975 to 1997, four digits beyond 1998 (which doesn't matter if you are using this as a factor, but which you will want to recode if you are going to use it as a time variable)

Hour - the hour of the incident in military time such that 1 indicated 1:00, AM, 12:00 indicates noon, and 13 indicates 1:00 PM 99 = unknown 88 or - = not applicable

minute - the minute time

ve_forms- the number of vehicle forms filed for a particular accident. If ve_forms = 3, there were three cars in transit involved in the incident

persons - the total number of persons involved in a crash (including non fatalities) excluding non-injured bus and train passengers (exhibits over dispersion) 

road_fnc - from 1975 to 1980 this element wasn't recorded. 

Rural
01 Principal Arterial – Interstate 
02 Principal Arterial – Other 
03 Minor Arterial 
04 Major Collector 
05 Minor Collector 
06 Local Road or Street 
09 Unknown 

Urban
11 Principal Arterial – Interstate 
12 Principal Arterial – Other Freeways or Expressways 
13 Other Principal Arterial 
14 Minor Arterial 
15 Collector 
16 Local Road or Street 
19 Unknown 
99 Unknown 
note that there are three unknowns, one is unknown rural, one is unknown urban and one is unknown in general

sp_jur - indicates special jurisdiction 

0 No Special Jurisdiction (Includes National Forests Since 2008) 
1 National Park Service 
2 Military 
3 Indian Reservation 
4 College/University Campus 
5 Other Federal Properties (Since 1977) 
8 Other (Since 1976) 
9 Unknown 

hit_run 

0  Not Applicable 
0 No / No Hit-and-Run 
1 Yes 
2 Hit Pedestrian or Non-Motorist 
3  Hit Parked Vehicle (Working Vehicle, Since 2004) or Object 
4 Occupant Is Struck by or Fell From Own Hit-and-Run Vehicle (2002 Only) 
4 Driver Leaves Scene after Non-Collision Event (Since 2004) 
5 Driver/Occupant Leaves Scene after a Non-Collision Event (2003 Only) 
5 Other Involved Person, not a driver, left Scene (2005-2006) 
5 Hit-and-Run, Other Involved Person Left Scene (Since 2007) 
8 Not Reported 
9 Unknown 

lgt_cond - light conditions

1 Daylight 
2 Dark – Not Lighted 
3 Dark but Lighted 
4 Dawn 
5 Dusk 
6 Dark – Unknown Lighting 
7 Other 
8 Not Reported 
9 Unknown 

weather 
1 Clear 
2 Rain 
3  Sleet 
4  Snow 
5 Fog 
6 Rain and Fog 
7 Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt 
8 Other 
10 Cloudy 
11 Blowing Snow 
98 Not Reported 
99 Unknown 

c_m_zone - construction and maintenance zone 
0 None 
1 Construction 
2 Maintenance 
3 Utility 
4 Work Zone, Type Unknown 
8 Not Reported 

not_hour - time of notification in military hours

not_min - time (minutes) of notification

harm_ev - the first harmful event of the accident

man_coll - manner of collision

00 Not Collision with Motor Vehicle in Transport (Not Necessarily in Transport for 2005-2009) 
01 Front-to-Rear 
02 Front-to-Front 
03 Angle – Front-to-Side, Same Direction 
04 Angle – Front-to-Side, Opposite Direction 
05 Angle – Front-to-Side, Right Angle (Includes Broadside) 
06 Angle – Front-to-Side/Angle-Direction Not Specified 
07 Sideswipe – Same Direction 
08 Sideswipe – Opposite Direction 
09 Rear-to-Side 
10 Rear-to-Rear 
11 Other (End-Swipes and Others) 
98 Not Reported 
99 Unknown 

rel_junc - do not use

rel_road - 

1 On Roadway 
2 On Shoulder 
3 On Median 
4 On Roadside 
5 Outside Trafficway/Outside Right-Of-Way 

6 Off Roadway – Location Unknown 
7 In Parking Lane/Zone 
8 Gore 
10 Separator 
11 Continuous Left-Turn Lane 
98 Not Reported 
99 Unknown 

no_lanes -count of lanes 1-7, truncated at 7 to 7 or more, 9=unknown

sp_limit 

00 No Statutory Limit 
01-98 Speed Limit (mph) 
95 Speed Limit Is 95 mph or Greater 
98 Not Reportable 
99 Unknown 

alignmnt 

1 Straight 
2 Curved 
9 Unknown 

profile 

1 Level 
2 Grade 
3 Hillcrest 
4 Sag 
9 Unknown 

pave_typ 

1 Concrete 
2 Blacktop, Bituminous, or Asphalt 
3 Brick or Block 
4 Slag, Gravel or Stone 
5 Dirt 
8 Other 
9 Unknown 

sur_cond 

1 Dry 
2 Wet 
3 Snow or Slush 
4 Ice/Frost 
5 Sand, Dirt, Oil 
6 Water (Standing or Moving) 
7 Oil 
8 Other 
9 Unknown 

tra_cont
0- no controls

Highway:
01 Traffic Control Signal (On Colors) Without Pedestrian Signal 
02 Traffic Control (On Colors) With Pedestrian Signal 
03 Traffic Control Signal (On Colors) Not Known if Pedestrian Signal 
04 Flashing Traffic Control Signal 
05 Flashing Beacon 
06 Flashing Highway Traffic Signal, Type Unknown, or Other 
07 Lane Use Control Signal 
08 Other Highway Traffic Signal 
09 Unknown Highway Traffic Signal 
20 Stop Sign 
21 Yield Sign 
28 Other Regulatory Sign 
29 Unknown Type Regulatory Sign 
30 School Speed Limit Sign 
31 School Advance or Crossing Sign 
38 Other School-Related Sign 
39 Unknown Type School Zone Sign 
40 Warning Sign 
41 Electronic Warning Sign (Since 2002) 
50 Officer, Crossing Guard, Flagman, etc. 

 Active Devices at RR
60 Gates 
61 Flashing Lights 
62 Traffic Control Signal 
63 Wigwags 
64 Bells 
68 Other Train-Activated Device 
69 Active Device, Type Unknown 
PASSIVE DEVICES 
70 Cross Bucks 
71 Stop Sign 
72 Other Railroad Crossing Sign 
73 Special Warning Device Watchman, Flagged By Crew 
78 Other Passive Device 
79 Passive Device, Type Unknown 

Misc Devices
80 Grade Crossing Controlled, Type Unknown 
WHETHER OR NOT AT RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING 
98 Other 
99 Unknown 

arr_hour
 
arr_min 

sch_bus - 
0 school bus not involved
1 school bus involved
8 not reported

cf1 
cf2 
cf3 
 
** cf1, 2 and 3 are all the same variable. They are all used to record related factors that might have influenced the accident, and any one of them might have been recorded without priority (though the vast majority of entries seem to be entered into cf1). That is, where 1 contributing factor was reported, only one of these three variables will contain information, but it need not be cf1. 

00 None 
01 Inadequate Warning of Exits, Lanes Narrowing, Traffic Controls etc. 
02 Shoulder Related  
03 Other Construction – Created Condition 
04 No or Obscured Pavement Marking 
05 Surface Under Water 
06 Inadequate Construction or Poor Design of Roadway, Bridge, etc. 
07 Surface Washed Out (Caved in, Road Slippage) 
13 Aggressive Driving/Road Rage by Non-Contact Vehicle Driver (Since 2006) 
14 Motor Vehicle (In Transport 1983-2004 Only) Struck By Falling Cargo or Something That Came Loose From or Something That Was Set in Motion By a Vehicle (Since 1983) 
15 Non-Occupant Struck By Falling Cargo, or Something Came Loose From or Something That Was Set In Motion By A Vehicle (Since 1983) 
16 Non-Occupant Struck Vehicle (Since 1983) 
17 Vehicle Set In Motion By Non-Driver (Since 1983) 
18 Date of Crash and Date of EMS Notification Were Not Same Day (Since 1988) 
19 Recent Previous Crash Scene Nearby (Since 1989) 
20 Police-Pursuit-Involved (Since 1994) 
21 Within Designated School Zone (Since 1995) 
22 Speed Limit Is a Statutory Limit as Recorded or Was Determined as This State’s “Basic Rule” (Since 1999) 
23 Indication of a Stalled/Disabled Vehicle (Since 2008) 
99 Unknown 

fatals - a count of the number of fatalities occurring in a particular crash

day_week: the day of the week such that 1=Sunday, 7=Saturday, 9 or - =unknown

drunk_dr- a count of the number of drunk drivers involved in a fatal accident as indicated by the accident records. Specifically, a driver is counted as drunk if the responding officer reported alcohol involvement or if record of a negative field sobriety test is included.  Most crashes have no more than 2 drunk drivers; the FARS manual recommends truncating the data and interpreting as 0 drunk drivers, 1 drunk driver, many drunk drivers. 

city - 
0000 Not Applicable 
0001-9996  GSA Geographical Codes 
9997  Other 
--  or 9898 Not Reported 
9999 Unknown 

rail  - do not use

veh_no - a unique arbiterarily assigned number to designate each car involved in an accident

make
01 American Motors 
02 Jeep/Kaiser-Jeep/Willys Jeep 
03 AM General 
06 Chrysler 
07 Dodge 
08 Imperial 
09 Plymouth 
10 Eagle 
12 Ford 
13 Lincoln 
14 Mercury 
18 Buick/Opel 
19 Cadillac 
20 Chevrolet 
21 Oldsmobile 
22 Pontiac 
23 GMC 
24 Saturn 
25 Grumman 
29 Other Domestic 
30 Volkswagen 
31 Alfa Romeo 
32 Audi 
33 Austin/Austin Healey 
34 BMW 
35 Datsun/Nissan 
36 Fiat 
37 Honda 
38 Isuzu 
39 Jaguar 
40 Lancia 
41 Mazda 
42 Mercedes-Benz 
43 MG 
44 Peugeot 
45 Porsche 
46 Renault 
47 Saab 
48 Subaru 
49 Toyota 
50 Triumph 
51 Volvo 
52 Mitsubishi 
53 Suzuki 
54 Acura 
55 Hyundai 
56 Merkur 
57 Yugo 
58 Infiniti 
59 Lexus 
60 Daihatsu 
61 Sterling 
62 Land Rover 
63 KIA 
64 Daewoo 
65 Smart (Since 2010) 
66 Mahindra (Since 2011) 
69 Other Imports 
70 BSA 
71 Ducati 
72 Harley-Davidson 
73 Kawasaki 
74 Moto Guzzi 
75 Norton 
76 Yamaha 
77 Victory 
78 Other Make Moped (Since 2010) 
79 Other Make Motored Cycle (Since 2010) 
80 Brockway 
81 Diamond Reo/Reo 
82 Freightliner 
83 FWD 
84 International Harvester/Navistar 
85 Kenworth 
86 Mack 
87 Peterbilt 
88 Iveco/Magirus 
89 White/Autocar, White/GMC 
90 Bluebird 
91 Eagle Coach 
92 Gillig 
93 MCI 
94 Thomas Built 
97 Not Reported (Since 2010) 
98 Other Make 

body_typ

01 Convertible (Excludes Sunroof, T-Bar) 
02 2-Door Sedan/Hardtop/Coupe 
03 3-Door/2-Door Hatchback 
04 4-Door Sedan/Hardtop 
05 5-Door/4-Door Hatchback 
06 Station Wagon (Excluding Van and Truck-Based) 
07 Hatchback, Number of Doors Unknown 
08 Sedan/Hardtop, Number of Doors Unknown (*Since 1994) 
09 Unknown Auto Type (*1991-1993 Only) 
09 Other or Unknown Automobile Type (*Since 1994) 
10 Auto-Based Pickup 
11 Auto-Based Panel (Cargo Station Wagon, Auto-Based Ambulance or Hearse) 
12 Large Limousine – More Than Four Side Doors or Stretch Chassis 
13 Three-Wheel Automobile or Automobile Derivative 
14 Compact Utility (ANSI D-16 Utility Vehicle Categories “Small” and “Midsize”) 
15 Large Utility (ANSI D-16 Utility Vehicle Categories “Full Size” and “Large”) 
16 Utility Station Wagon 
17 3-Door Coupe 
19 Utility Unknown Body 
20 Minivan 
21 Large Van – Includes Van-Based Buses 
22 Step Van or Walk-In Van 
23 Van Motorhome (Deleted in 2003 and Later) 
24 Van-Based School Bus (*1993-2002 Only) 
25 Van-Based Transit Bus (*1993-2002 Only) 
28 Other Van Type (Hi-Cube Van) 
29 Unknown Van Type
30 Compact Pickup (Gross Vehicle Weight, GVWR, < 4,500 lbs) 
31 Standard Pickup 
32 Pickup with Slide-In Camper 
33 Convertible Pickup 
39 Unknown (Pickup Style) Light Conventional Truck Type 
40 Cab Chassis-Based (Includes Light Stake, Light Dump, Light Tow, Rescue Vehicles) 
41 Truck-Based Panel 
42 Light-Truck-Based Motorhome (Chassis Mounted) 
45 Other Light Conventional Truck Type (Includes Stretched Suburban Limousine) 
48 Unknown Light-Truck Type (Not a Pickup) 
49 Unknown Light-Vehicle Type (Automobile, Utility Vehicle, Van or Light Truck) 
50 School Bus 
51 Cross-Country/Intercity Bus (i.e., Greyhound) 
52 Transit Bus (City Bus) 
55 Van-Based Bus GVWR > 10,000 lbs. (*Since 2011) 
58 Other Bus Type 
59 Unknown Bus Type 
60 Step Van 
61 Single-Unit Straight Truck (10,000 lbs<GVWR< or =19,500 lbs) (*1991-2010) 
62 Single-Unit Straight Truck (19,500 lbs<GVWR< or =26,000 lbs) (*1991-2010) 
63 Single-Unit Straight Truck (GVWR>26,000 lbs) (*1991-2010) 
64 Single-Unit Straight Truck 
65 Medium/Heavy Truck-Based Motorhome 
66 Truck/Tractor (Cab Only, or with Any Number of Trailing Units: Any Weight) 
67 Medium/Heavy Pickup (GVWR > 10,000 lbs) (*Since 2001) 
71 Unknown if Single-Unit or Combination-Unit Medium Truck (10,000 lbs < GVWR < 26,000 lbs) 
72 Unknown if Single-Unit or Combination-Unit Heavy Truck (GVWR>26,000 lbs.) 
73 Camper or Motorhome, Unknown Truck Type 
78 Unknown Medium/Heavy Truck Type 
79  Unknown Truck Type 
80 Motorcycle 
81 Moped (Motorized Bicycle) 
82 Three-Wheel Motorcycle/Moped- Not All-Terrain Vehicle 
83 Off-Road Motorcycle (2-Wheel) (*Since 1993) 
88 Other Motored Cycle Type (Mini-Bikes, Motor Scooters, Pocket Motorcycles, Pocket Bikes) (*Since 2008) 
89 Unknown Motored Cycle Type 
90 ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle; Includes 3 or 4 Wheels) 
91 Snowmobile 
92 Farm Equipment Other Than Trucks 
93 Construction Equipment Other Than Trucks (Includes Graders) 
94 Motorized Wheel Chair (*1997 Only) 
97 Other Vehicle Type (Includes Go-Cart, Fork-Lift, City Street Sweeper, Dune/Swamp Buggy, Golf Cart) 
98 Not Reported 
99 Unknown Body Type 

mod_year  - year the car was built

rollover, t
0 No Rollover 
1 First Event 
2 Subsequent Event 
9 Rollover, Unknown Type 

tow_veh, 

0 No Trailing Unit 
1 Yes 
2 Yes, Two Trailing Units 
3 Yes, Three or More Trailing Units 
4 Yes, Number of Trailing Units Unknown 
5 Yes, Two or More Trailing Units 
6 Vehicle Towing another Motor Vehicle – Non-Fixed Linkage 
9 Unknown 

spec_use, 

0 No Special Use 
1 Taxi 
2 Vehicle Used as School Bus 
3 Vehicle Used as Other Bus 
4 Military 
5 Police 
6 Ambulance (Since 1980) 
7 Fire Truck (Since 1982) 
8 Emergency Services Vehicle (Since 2009) 
98 Not Reported 
99 Unknown 

emer_use, 

0 No 
1 Yes 
8 Not Reported 
9 Unknown 

impacts

per_no - a unique within car identifier of arbitrarily numbered occupants (for example, a crash with 2 cars and four people will have entries for per_no =1, 1, 2, 2. To discern individuals designated as "2" look at the vehicle number also. Involved pedestrians are given veh_no=0. 

age - age of the individual 

sex - sex of the individual 1=M, 2=F, 8=not reported, 9= unknown

per_typ -

01 Driver of a Motor Vehicle In-Transport 
02 Passenger of a Motor Vehicle In-Transport 
03 Occupant of a Motor Vehicle Not In-Transport 
04  Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device 
05 Pedestrian 
06  Bicyclist 
07 Other Cyclist 
08 Other Pedestrian 

09 Unknown Occupant Type in a Motor Vehicle In-Transport 
10 Persons In/On Buildings (Since 2007) 
19 Unknown Type of Non-Motorist 
88 Not Reported 
99  Unknown  

seat_pos, 

00 00 Not a Motor Vehicle Occupant (2005-Later) 
11 Front Seat – Left Side (Driver's Side) 
12 Front Seat – Middle 
13 Front Seat – Right Side 
18 Front Seat – Other 
19 Front Seat – Unknown 
21 Second Seat – Left Side 
22 Second Seat – Middle 
23 Second Seat – Right Side 
28 Second Seat – Other 
29  Second Seat – Unknown 
31 Third Seat – Left Side 
32 Third Seat – Middle 
33 Third Seat – Right Side 
38 Third Seat – Other 
39 Third Seat – Unknown 

location

00 Occupant of a Motor Vehicle (Includes Railway Train Occupants Since 2006) 
01 Intersection-In Marked Crosswalk 
02 -- Intersection-On Roadway, Not in Crosswalk 
03 Intersection-Not in Crosswalk 
04  Intersection-On Roadway, Crosswalk Availability Unknown 
05 -- Intersection-Not on Roadway 
09 09 Intersection-Unknown Location 
10 -- Non-Intersection-In Crosswalk 
10 Non-Intersection-In Marked Crosswalk 
11 Non-Intersection-On Roadway, Not in Crosswalk 
12 Non-Intersection-On Roadway, Crosswalk not Available 
13 13 Non-Intersection-On Roadway, Crosswalk Availability Unknown 
14 Non-Intersection-In Parking Lane 

15 Non-Intersection-On Road Shoulder 
16 Non-Intersection-Bike Path 

ejection, ejected=1, 2, not ejected = 0, 9 = unknown

extricat,  extricated = 1, not extricated = 0 , unknown = 9

drinking

0 No (Alcohol Not Involved) 
1 Yes (Alcohol Involved) 
8 Not Reported 
9 Unknown (Police Reported) 

inj_sev
0 No Injury (O) 
1 Possible Injury (C) 
2 Non-Incapacitating Evident Injury (B) 
3 Incapacitating Injury (A) 
4 Fatal Injury (K) 
5 Injured, Severity Unknown (U) (Since 1978) 
6 Died Prior to Crash 
8 Not Reported (2010 Only) 
9 Unknown 

hospital, 

0 No 
1 Yes 
7 Died at the Scene (1999-2000) 
8 Died En Route (1999-2000) 
9 Unknown 

death_mo 
death_da 
death_yr
death_hr
death_mn
time and date variables describing the exact time of death

lag_hrs - the number of hours between the time of the accident and the time of death
lag_mins- the remaining portion of an hour in the total amount of time elapsed between the accident and the time of death after lag hours have been accounted for. 

p_cf1, p_cf2, p_cf3 - person level contributing factors following same conventions as cf1, 2, 3

mak_mod, - a vehicles designated make and model specification (included as an appendix  A in FARS manual and quite lengthy) 
vin_wgt - weight of vehicle in lbs, 9999= not reported

whlbs_sh, wheelbase in inches across the width of the car

whlbs_lg, wheelbase in inches across the length of the car

mcycl_ds - motorcycle engine displacement in cubic centimeters of piston bore

ser_tr- vin model attribute used to pull information from another database - do not use. 

vina_mod - vin model attribute used to pull information from another database - do not use.