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 4, 2021 | Greenville, Hunt County, Texas | I-30/US-67 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | US-93 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | I-70 RAMP | 2 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana | I-65 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | Culberson County, Texas | I-10/TEXAS MOUNTAIN TRL | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | I-85 | 2 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Pinecrest, Miami-Dade County, Florida | US-1 S DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Andrews County, Texas | SR-176 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Madera County, California | AVENUE 7 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Highshoals, Gaston County, North Carolina | US-321 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Ventura, Ventura County, California | SR-126 RAMP | 2 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | DuPage County, Illinois | I-55 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Kern County, California | COMANCHE DR | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Logan County, Illinois | US-136 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Sutton County, Texas | I-10/TX PECOS TRL | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | King County, Washington | I-90 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | SR-243 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | San Diego County, California | I-5 SB | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Riverside County, California | WARREN RD | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Shelby County, Kentucky | I-64 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey | SR-17 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | York County, Pennsylvania | I-83 VFW OF US MEM HWY | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan | S SCHAEFER | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Hidalgo County, New Mexico | I-10 | 2 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Williamsburg County, South Carolina | SR-261 MANNING HWY | 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.