Fatal crash profile · Model
Freightliner C120
Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Deaths inside
- 1
- Other deaths
- 12
Between 2020 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as Freightliner C120 were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 12 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
8%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About half the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
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%
42%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Freightliner C120 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.3% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 41.7% | 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 | 10 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Freightliner C120 by model year
- 2001 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2024 | Volusia County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Reeves County, Texas | US-285 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Hardee County, Florida | SR-64 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-10/EAST FWY | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Michigan | I-696 | 2 |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Adams County, Colorado | SR-79 | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | Panola County, Texas | US-79 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Ennis, Ellis County, Texas | I-45 RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | BRITTMOORE RD | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | SR-67 | 1 |
| May 6, 2020 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | I-76 SCHUYLKILL EXPY | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California | DALE EVANS PKWY | 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.