Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 396
- Fatal crashes
- 394
- Deaths inside
- 60
- Other deaths
- 400
Between 2020 and 2024, 396 vehicles described as 2016 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 394 fatal crashes in the United States. 60 people died inside these vehicles and 400 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 | 82 |
| 2021 | 98 |
| 2022 | 89 |
| 2023 | 71 |
| 2024 | 56 |
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
13%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 89 |
| 2021 | 25 | 90 |
| 2022 | 14 | 87 |
| 2023 | 14 | 74 |
| 2024 | 3 | 60 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 20 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 20 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.8% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.5% | 48.5% | 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 | 273 |
| Cloudy | 50 |
| Rain | 32 |
| Snow | 15 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 198 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 129 |
| Dark - Lighted | 55 |
| Dawn | 6 |
| Dusk | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 54 |
| California | 46 |
| Indiana | 20 |
| Florida | 19 |
| Georgia | 19 |
| Ohio | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 |
| Missouri | 16 |
| Illinois | 14 |
| Tennessee | 10 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2021 | Butler County, Alabama | I-65 | 1 |
| May 17, 2021 | Sumter County, Florida | CR-475 | 1 |
| May 17, 2021 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | SR-138 | 1 |
| May 12, 2021 | San Diego County, California | I-8 | 2 |
| May 9, 2021 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| May 2, 2021 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | SR-20/MESA ST | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | I-15 N | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia | I-64 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Greene County, Alabama | SR-14 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Jefferson County, Georgia | SR-296 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Dakota County, Minnesota | SR-316 POLK AVE | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Warren County, Mississippi | I-20 | 3 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Gordon County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Barstow, San Bernardino County, California | SR-58 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Portage County, Ohio | SR-14 CLEVELAND E LIVERPOOL RD | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Crawford County, Kansas | SR-7 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Butler County, Pennsylvania | I-80 KEYSTONE SHORTWAY RD | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Uvalde County, Texas | FM 117 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Crittenden County, Arkansas | I-40-52 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Pleasant Hill, Polk County, Iowa | SR-163/NE UNIVERSITY AVE | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2021 | Hinds County, Mississippi | I-20 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Polk County, Missouri | SR-13 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | DuPage County, Illinois | I-88 RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Muscatine County, Iowa | US-61 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Lake Station, Lake County, Indiana | I-94 | 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.