Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Freightliner M2
Compared with Freightliner M2 · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 16
- Fatal crashes
- 16
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 16 vehicles described as 2005 Freightliner M2 were involved in 16 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 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
19%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Freightliner M2: 17%
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 M2: 7%
- 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 M2: 2%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
31%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner M2: 29%
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Freightliner M2 | Freightliner M2 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 31.3% | 29.4% | 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 | 11 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 4 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2024 | Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island | I-95 NORTH | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Lawrence, Marion County, Indiana | US-36 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi | I-55 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Rice Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota | CR-10 MARTIN RD | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | I-95 NB | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey | US-9 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Madison, Morris County, New Jersey | NONE | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Miramar, Broward County, Florida | SR-821 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Elko County, Nevada | US-93 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Douglas County, Colorado | SR-83 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Clackamas County, Oregon | I-205 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Ottawa County, Michigan | CR-44TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | El Paso County, Colorado | CR-BURGESS RD | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida | SR-430 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky | I-275 | 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.