Fatal crash profile · Model

Freightliner Columbia

Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 544
Fatal crashes: 541
Deaths inside: 108
Other deaths: 514

Between 2020 and 2024, 544 vehicles described as Freightliner Columbia were involved in 541 fatal crashes in the United States. 108 people died inside these vehicles and 514 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	114
2021	137
2022	116
2023	106
2024	71

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

17%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	17	110
2021	32	121
2022	24	119
2023	18	105
2024	17	59

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.1 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About double the share for Freightliner: 1%
About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

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%

Crash factors compared

Category	Freightliner Columbia	Freightliner	All vehicles
Driver speeding	7.4%	6.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	3.1%	1.4%	17.7%
At night	42.6%	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	379
Cloudy	73
Rain	50
Fog, Smog, Smoke	11
Snow	4

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	302
Dark - Not Lighted	150
Dark - Lighted	55
Dawn	17
Dark - Unknown Lighting	9

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Texas	125
Florida	68
Georgia	38
South Carolina	22
Alabama	18
Illinois	18
Indiana	18
California	14
Ohio	13
Wisconsin	13

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Freightliner Columbia by model year

2016 25 crashes
2015 13 crashes
2012 13 crashes
2010 11 crashes
2009 19 crashes
2008 23 crashes
2007 140 crashes
2006 83 crashes
2005 74 crashes
2004 48 crashes
2003 37 crashes
2002 15 crashes
2001 11 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
Dec 28, 2024	Garland, Dallas County, Texas	I-635	1
Dec 19, 2024	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	I-65	1
Dec 10, 2024	Ewing, Franklin County, Illinois	SR-37	1
Dec 9, 2024	Monroe County, Wisconsin	I-94	2
Dec 4, 2024	Ohio County, Kentucky	SR-9001	1
Nov 27, 2024	Decatur County, Indiana	US-421	1
Nov 26, 2024	Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia	US-35	1
Nov 25, 2024	Lea County, New Mexico	SR-128	1
Nov 21, 2024	Taylor County, Kentucky	SR-70 LIBERTY RD	1
Nov 4, 2024	Bellmawr, Camden County, New Jersey	I-76 RAMP	1
Nov 4, 2024	Lawrence County, Alabama	SR-36	1
Oct 29, 2024	Kane County, Illinois	SR-31/MAIN ST	1
Oct 23, 2024	Battle Creek, Ida County, Iowa	TS-CARRIAGE AVE	1
Oct 21, 2024	Fort Bend County, Texas	FM 1994	1
Oct 16, 2024	Montgomery County, Alabama	US-231 SR-6	1
Oct 10, 2024	Chester County, Pennsylvania	US-322 HORSESHOE PKE	1
Oct 2, 2024	Scott County, Missouri	SR-77	2
Sep 30, 2024	Jerome County, Idaho	500 RD	1
Sep 26, 2024	Eaton County, Michigan	CR-COCHRAN RD	3
Sep 19, 2024	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-820/WEST LOOP SOUTH	1
Sep 13, 2024	Henrico County, Virginia	I-64	1
Sep 12, 2024	Macon, Bibb County, Georgia	I-16 EB	1
Sep 11, 2024	Cook County, Georgia	I-75	1
Sep 5, 2024	Mercer Island, King County, Washington	I-90	1
Aug 22, 2024	Wharton County, Texas	US-59	1

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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.