Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Freightliner Columbia
Compared with Freightliner Columbia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 37
- Fatal crashes
- 37
- Deaths inside
- 4
- Other deaths
- 37
Between 2020 and 2024, 37 vehicles described as 2003 Freightliner Columbia were involved in 37 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 37 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 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
10%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 55 percent of the share for Freightliner Columbia: 17%
- About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 |
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
5%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner Columbia: 7%
- About 80 percent of the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner Columbia: 3%
- About 5 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 Columbia: 43%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 5.4% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.9% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 7 |
| Texas | 7 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2021 | Pierce County, Washington | I-5 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Orange County, Florida | SR-15 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | Irving, Dallas County, Texas | SR-183 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Kerr County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Crockett County, Tennessee | US-412 SR-20 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Stoddard County, Missouri | SR-25 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas | TL 161/PRES GEORGE BUSH TL | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana | I-69 | 2 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| May 11, 2020 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Franklin County, Ohio | I-71 | 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.