Fatal crash profile · Model
Freightliner 114SD
Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 71
- Fatal crashes
- 69
- Deaths inside
- 16
- Other deaths
- 64
Between 2020 and 2024, 71 vehicles described as Freightliner 114SD were involved in 69 fatal crashes in the United States. 16 people died inside these vehicles and 64 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 medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 16 |
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
20%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 13 |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 13 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
21%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About half the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Freightliner 114SD | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.5% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 21.1% | 42.7% | 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 | 52 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Snow | 5 |
| Rain | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 51 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 15 |
| Alabama | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Arkansas | 5 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Freightliner 114SD by model year
- 2020 14 crashes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | ELM HILL PK | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia | US-50 ROBERT C BYRD HWY | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Madera County, California | SR-145 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Williamson County, Texas | CR-CHANDLER RD | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-285 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Minnehaha County, South Dakota | SR-38 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Boone County, Missouri | US-63 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Powell County, Kentucky | SR-11 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Tift County, Georgia | US-41 SR-7 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | CR-14 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Reeves County, Texas | RM 652 | 3 |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming | EVENTS DR | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Nassau County, Florida | SR-A1A | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Colleton County, South Carolina | SR-24 | 3 |
| May 13, 2020 | Pasadena, Harris County, Texas | SR-225/PASADENA FWY | 1 |
| May 5, 2020 | New Haven, Addison County, Vermont | US-7 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | SR-71 | 2 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Riley County, Kansas | US-24 | 2 |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Callaway County, Missouri | US-54 | 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.