Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Chevrolet Silverado

Compared with Chevrolet Silverado · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
532
Fatal crashes
531
Deaths inside
302
Other deaths
286

Between 2020 and 2024, 532 vehicles described as 2005 Chevrolet Silverado were involved in 531 fatal crashes in the United States. 302 people died inside these vehicles and 286 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 135
2021 121
2022 102
2023 81
2024 93

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

51%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Silverado: 39%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 71 80
2021 76 59
2022 60 56
2023 42 45
2024 53 46

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

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Silverado: 17%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Silverado: 20%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Silverado: 47%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 21.8% 16.6% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 27.3% 20.5% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 48.7% 46.6% 49.1% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 386
Cloudy 65
Rain 34
Snow 9
Fog, Smog, Smoke 8

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 266
Dark - Not Lighted 164
Dark - Lighted 66
Dusk 15
Dawn 12

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 74
California 52
North Carolina 25
Florida 22
Missouri 21
Alabama 21
Michigan 20
South Carolina 20
Illinois 18
Ohio 18

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 27, 2020 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Sep 25, 2020 Longmont, Weld County, Colorado 2
Sep 23, 2020 Camden County, Missouri 1
Sep 22, 2020 Erath County, Texas 1
Sep 21, 2020 Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana 3
Sep 20, 2020 Victorville, San Bernardino County, California 1
Sep 19, 2020 Douglas County, Wisconsin 1
Sep 19, 2020 La Crosse County, Wisconsin 1
Sep 17, 2020 Anderson County, Kansas 1
Sep 16, 2020 Sebastian County, Arkansas 2
Sep 14, 2020 La Marque, Galveston County, Texas 1
Sep 14, 2020 New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas 1
Sep 12, 2020 Jackson County, Alabama 1
Sep 11, 2020 Toombs County, Georgia 2
Sep 6, 2020 Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama 1
Sep 2, 2020 Colquitt County, Georgia 1
Sep 1, 2020 Van Buren County, Michigan 1
Aug 31, 2020 Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 31, 2020 Leesburg, Lake County, Florida 1
Aug 31, 2020 Fresno County, California 2
Aug 28, 2020 Christian County, Illinois 1
Aug 27, 2020 Warren County, Iowa 1
Aug 24, 2020 Meigs County, Tennessee 1
Aug 20, 2020 Winnebago County, Wisconsin 1
Aug 20, 2020 Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York 1

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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.