Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Freightliner Columbia
Compared with Freightliner Columbia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 10
Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2015 Freightliner Columbia were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 10 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
33%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.9 times the share for Freightliner Columbia: 17%
- About double the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About double the share for Freightliner Columbia: 7%
- About double the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 80 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%
15%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 35 percent of the share for Freightliner Columbia: 43%
- About 35 percent of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.4% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 15.4% | 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 | 12 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 |
| Iowa | 2 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2024 | Aiken County, South Carolina | SR-19 EDGEFIELD HWY | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Crawford County, Iowa | US-59 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Fayette County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Door County, Wisconsin | SR-42 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Morrow County, Ohio | I-71 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Kent County, Michigan | CR-DIVISION AVE | 1 |
| May 13, 2021 | Bureau County, Illinois | I-80 | 3 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | I-276 MAINLINE TPKE | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Stark County, Illinois | SR-78 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | US-95 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Grundy County, Iowa | US-20 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Sissonville, Kanawha County, West Virginia | I-77 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Dover, Pope County, Arkansas | SR-7-15 | 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.