Fatal crash profile · Model

Freightliner FLD120

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Vehicles, 2020–2024: 58
Fatal crashes: 58
Deaths inside: 12
Other deaths: 50

Between 2020 and 2024, 58 vehicles described as Freightliner FLD120 were involved in 58 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 50 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	13
2021	13
2022	7
2023	14
2024	11

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

19%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	4	9
2021	1	14
2022	1	6
2023	3	12
2024	3	9

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 80 percent of the share for Freightliner: 7%
About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

33%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 43%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Freightliner FLD120	Freightliner	All vehicles
Driver speeding	5.2%	6.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	1.7%	1.4%	17.7%
At night	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	42
Cloudy	6
Rain	5
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3
Snow	2

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	42
Dark - Not Lighted	9
Dark - Lighted	5
Dusk	1
Dawn	1

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	15
Alabama	4
Louisiana	3
Illinois	3
Pennsylvania	3
Michigan	2
Arkansas	2
North Carolina	2
Georgia	2
Missouri	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Freightliner FLD120 by model year

2002 12 crashes
2001 19 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
Dec 15, 2022	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	SR-3 PARKS HWY	1
Oct 18, 2022	Harrison County, Mississippi	I-10	1
Oct 4, 2022	Muskegon County, Michigan	CR-HEIGHTS RAVENNA RD	1
Aug 11, 2022	Potter County, Texas	RM 1061	1
Jul 29, 2022	Burnet County, Texas	FM 2657	1
Jun 7, 2022	Pemiscot County, Missouri	US-412	1
Feb 9, 2022	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	SR-0072 LANCASTER RD	1
Sep 21, 2021	Shelby County, Texas	SR-87	1
Sep 13, 2021	Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas	SR-174/MAIN ST	1
Sep 13, 2021	Kent County, Michigan	SR-57 14 MILE RD	2
Jul 30, 2021	Canadian County, Oklahoma	CR-234TH ST NW	1
Jun 30, 2021	Lauderdale County, Mississippi	SR-19	1
Jun 21, 2021	Milford, Ellis County, Texas	US-35E E	1
May 28, 2021	Polk County, Florida	US-98	1
May 27, 2021	Llano County, Texas	SR-29	1
May 6, 2021	Polk County, Florida	CYPRESS PARKWAY	1
Apr 8, 2021	Pierce County, Washington	CR-CANYON RD E	1
Apr 8, 2021	Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado	I-25	1
Apr 8, 2021	Pulaski County, Arkansas	I-40-33	1
Mar 16, 2021	Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas	US-67-11	2
Oct 28, 2020	Washington Parish, Louisiana	SR-16	1
Oct 2, 2020	Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois	I-80	1
Sep 29, 2020	Rush, Monroe County, New York	SR-251 RUSH MENDON RD	1
Sep 5, 2020	Cleveland County, North Carolina	SSR-1352 CROWER RIDGE RD	1
Aug 18, 2020	Limestone County, Alabama	I-65	1

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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.