Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 309
- Fatal crashes
- 309
- Deaths inside
- 41
- Other deaths
- 328
Between 2020 and 2024, 309 vehicles described as 2017 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 309 fatal crashes in the United States. 41 people died inside these vehicles and 328 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 | 62 |
| 2021 | 80 |
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2024 | 55 |
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
11%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About 80 percent of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 65 |
| 2021 | 13 | 86 |
| 2022 | 10 | 69 |
| 2023 | 4 | 53 |
| 2024 | 7 | 55 |
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 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%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About two-thirds 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 | 2017 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.6% | 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 | 215 |
| Cloudy | 44 |
| Rain | 30 |
| Snow | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 166 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 90 |
| Dark - Lighted | 44 |
| Dawn | 6 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 45 |
| California | 40 |
| New Mexico | 18 |
| Illinois | 15 |
| Arizona | 13 |
| Tennessee | 12 |
| Arkansas | 10 |
| Indiana | 10 |
| South Carolina | 10 |
| Florida | 10 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2020 | Kiowa County, Kansas | US-54 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Marshall County, Alabama | CR-HUSTLEVILLE RD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Fulton County, Indiana | CR-OLD US 31 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | Oakland, Alameda County, California | I-880 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35W RAMP | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Madera County, California | SR-152 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Aiken County, South Carolina | SR-125 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Yavapai County, Arizona | I-40 | 2 |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland | I-95 RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Mayes County, Oklahoma | US-69 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Contra Costa County, California | BYRON HWY | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island | I-95 S | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | Burt County, Nebraska | SR-32 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | I-476 NORTHEAST EXT | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Peoria County, Illinois | I-474 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Wythe County, Virginia | I-77 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Seminole County, Oklahoma | US-377 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Howard County, Maryland | SR-32 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Salina, Sevier County, Utah | I-70 | 2 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Riverside, Riverside County, California | I-215 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Kent, King County, Washington | SR-181 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Nye County, Nevada | US-95 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Columbia, Boone County, Missouri | I-70 | 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.