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
Aug 21, 2024	Coosa County, Alabama	CR-150	1
Aug 13, 2024	Palm Beach County, Florida	SR-91	1
Aug 10, 2024	Shady Spring, Raleigh County, West Virginia	I-64	1
Aug 10, 2024	Aiken County, South Carolina	SR-19 EDGEFIELD HWY	1
Aug 5, 2024	Hillsborough County, Florida	I-75	1
Jul 27, 2024	Bexar County, Texas	I-37	1
Jul 18, 2024	Will County, Illinois	I-55/BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL	1
Jul 16, 2024	Wayne County, North Carolina	SR-581 BILL LANE BLVD	1
Jul 8, 2024	El Paso County, Texas	CR-ASCENSION ST	1
Jul 8, 2024	Baker County, Georgia	SR-216	1
Jul 6, 2024	Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas	I-635 RAMP	1
Jul 3, 2024	Aransas County, Texas	SR-35	2
Jul 2, 2024	Colorado County, Texas	I10 FRONTAGE RAMP	1
Jun 8, 2024	Jal, Lea County, New Mexico	CR-CAMPBELL RD	1
Jun 2, 2024	Lea County, New Mexico	SR-176	1
May 24, 2024	Franklin County, Virginia	US-220	1
May 24, 2024	Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona	BASELINE RD	1
May 21, 2024	Wise County, Texas	SR-114	1
May 21, 2024	Hardeeville, Jasper County, South Carolina	US-17 WHYTE HARDEE BLVD	1
May 19, 2024	Otoe County, Nebraska	SR-2	1
May 15, 2024	Clark County, Washington	I-205	1
May 10, 2024	Pierce County, Washington	SR-7	1
May 6, 2024	Saguache County, Colorado	CR-C	1
May 2, 2024	Princeton, Collin County, Texas	US-380/PRINCETON DR	1
May 2, 2024	Dillon County, South Carolina	US-301 HWY 301	1

Compare Freightliner Columbia with another vehicle

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.