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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2023 | Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 | 5 |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Jim Wells County, Texas | US-281 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Harrison, Westchester County, New York | I-287 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Marshall County, Indiana | US-31 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey | 700-NJ TURNPIKE | 2 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, New Mexico | SR-528 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | I-55 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Kings County, California | SR-43 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Haltom City, Tarrant County, Texas | US-377 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Garland, Dallas County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Benton County, Tennessee | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | I-70 | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | I-40 | 2 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Berks County, Pennsylvania | US-422 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HWY | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico | US-380 | 2 |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Modesto, Stanislaus County, California | W GRAYSON RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Barren County, Kentucky | SR-90 HAPPY VALLEY RD | 3 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Freeborn County, Minnesota | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Neoga, Cumberland County, Illinois | SR-121 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | SR-58 ROSEDALE HWY | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee | I-81 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | Wheeler County, Texas | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Ford County, Illinois | I-57 | 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.