Fatal crash profile · Model year
1997 Freightliner Long Conv.
Compared with Freightliner Long Conv. · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 18
- Fatal crashes
- 18
- Deaths inside
- 1
- Other deaths
- 21
Between 2020 and 2024, 18 vehicles described as 1997 Freightliner Long Conv. were involved in 18 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person 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 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 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
5%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About one-quarter of the share for Freightliner Long Conv.: 18%
- About one-third of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner Long Conv.: 8%
- 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 Long Conv.: 2%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
56%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner Long Conv.: 35%
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1997 Freightliner Long Conv. | Freightliner Long Conv. | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 55.6% | 35.2% | 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 | 16 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2024 | Washington County, North Carolina | SR-32 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Broward County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Lumberton, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico | US-64 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Dillon County, South Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Nye County, Nevada | SR-361 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana | I-49 | 3 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Norton County, Kansas | US-36 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Cedar Park, Williamson County, Texas | 183A TOLL/TX HILL COUNTRY TRL | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Harrison County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Harrison County, Texas | US-59 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Bay County, Florida | SR-77 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Emanuel County, Georgia | SR-4 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Lake County, Florida | CR-33 | 2 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Ventura County, California | SR-126 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas | US-79-04B | 2 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-20 | 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.