Fatal crash profile · Make
Caterpillar
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 34
- Fatal crashes
- 34
- Deaths inside
- 8
- Other deaths
- 29
Between 2020 and 2024, 34 vehicles described as Caterpillar were involved in 34 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 29 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 other vehicles or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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
22%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 |
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
6%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
3%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
18%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Caterpillar | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 5.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 2.9% | 17.7% |
| At night | 17.6% | 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 | 26 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 27 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| New York | 4 |
| California | 4 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Iowa | 3 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Caterpillar models
- Caterpillar 17 crashes
- CF7AA 6 crashes
- CF7AB 2 crashes
- CF6AA 1 crash
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2020 | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee | BUTLER DR | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | SCHOOL ST | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Antelope County, Nebraska | CR-840 ROAD | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2020 | Opelika, Lee County, Alabama | CUNNINGHAM DR | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Guthrie County, Iowa | 110TH ST | 1 |
| May 6, 2020 | Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin | SR-39 FOUNTAIN ST | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Shenandoah County, Virginia | CR-758 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Butte County, Idaho | US-20/26 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Blaine County, Montana | cr-rodeo road drive | 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.