Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Freightliner Columbia
Compared with Freightliner Columbia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 25
- Fatal crashes
- 25
- Deaths inside
- 6
- Other deaths
- 21
Between 2020 and 2024, 25 vehicles described as 2016 Freightliner Columbia were involved in 25 fatal crashes in the United States. 6 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 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
22%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner Columbia: 17%
- About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
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
16%
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 85 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%
40%
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 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.0% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 40.0% | 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 | 18 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2024 | Cook County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Palm Beach County, Florida | SR-91 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Hillsborough County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Southampton County, Virginia | US-58 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Scott County, Kentucky | I-75 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Alcorn County, Mississippi | US-72 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Macon County, Illinois | US-36 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | US-34 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Marlboro County, South Carolina | SR-38 HWY 38 S | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | St. Lucie County, Florida | OKEECHOBEE RD | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Clayton County, Georgia | 4644 SOUTH PARK BLVD | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | Outagamie County, Wisconsin | I-41 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri | US-36 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Au Sable, Iosco County, Michigan | US-23 HURON RD | 2 |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-7 N ALMA SCHOOL RD | 2 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina | US-70 GARNER BAGNAL BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Marion, Grant County, Indiana | N BALDWIN AVE | 1 |
| May 8, 2021 | Franklin County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Katy, Fort Bend County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | CHOUTEAU TFWY | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Park County, Wyoming | US-14A WY 114 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Monroe County, Wisconsin | SR-131 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Franklin County, Georgia | I-85 N | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Winnebago County, Illinois | I-39 RAMP FROM US-20 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Baldwin County, Alabama | I-65 | 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.