Fatal crash profile · Model year
2004 Buick Rainier
Compared with Buick Rainier · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 18
- Fatal crashes
- 18
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 8
Between 2020 and 2024, 18 vehicles described as 2004 Buick Rainier were involved in 18 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 8 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
64%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Buick Rainier: 55%
- About the same as the share for Buick: 59%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Buick Rainier: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for Buick: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 80 percent of the share for Buick Rainier: 14%
- About three-quarters of the share for Buick: 15%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%
44%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Buick Rainier: 51%
- About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2004 Buick Rainier | Buick Rainier | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.1% | 16.3% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 11.1% | 14.0% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 44.4% | 51.2% | 44.1% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2024 | San Joaquin County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Love County, Oklahoma | CR-LOVES VALLEY | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Sanilac County, Michigan | SR-53 S VAN DYKE RD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2022 | Appomattox County, Virginia | US-460 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Florence, Florence County, South Carolina | US-301 OLANTA HWY | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | CR-622 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Highlands County, Florida | CR-623 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Pickaway County, Ohio | CR-4 ISLAND RD | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2022 | Clay County, Indiana | I-70 | 3 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Clearfield County, Pennsylvania | IRWIN DR | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Cassia County, Idaho | US-30 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Wells County, Indiana | SR-124 | 2 |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Olympia, Thurston County, Washington | COOPER POINT RD SW | 2 |
| May 10, 2021 | Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona | W HUNT HWY | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Denison, Grayson County, Texas | US-75 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | US-61 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | CR-SWAN LAKE ROAD | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2020 | Hardin County, Tennessee | SR-69 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.