Fatal crash profile · Model year
2002 Freightliner FLD120
Compared with Freightliner FLD120 · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Deaths inside
- 2
- Other deaths
- 10
Between 2020 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as 2002 Freightliner FLD120 were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 2 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 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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 85 percent of the share for Freightliner FLD120: 19%
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner FLD120: 5%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 5 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 FLD120: 2%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
25%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner FLD120: 33%
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2002 Freightliner FLD120 | Freightliner FLD120 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 25.0% | 32.8% | 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 | 9 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | Warren County, North Carolina | I-85 S | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia | SR-121 PEACH ORCHARD RD | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Forest View, Cook County, Illinois | I-55/STEPHENSON EXPWY | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Torrance County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Iowa County, Wisconsin | US-18 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Atascosa County, Texas | FM 791 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Lansing, Cook County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Henry County, Ohio | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | US-412 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Shelby County, Texas | SR-87 | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | Polk County, Florida | CYPRESS PARKWAY | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2020 | Azusa, Los Angeles County, California | AZUSA AVE | 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.