Fatal crash profile · Model year
2010 Freightliner M2
Compared with Freightliner M2 · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 7
Between 2020 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as 2010 Freightliner M2 were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 7 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 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
42%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About double the share for Freightliner M2: 17%
- About 3 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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%
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 4 times the share for Freightliner M2: 2%
- About 6 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 18%
25%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner M2: 29%
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2010 Freightliner M2 | Freightliner M2 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 8.3% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 25.0% | 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 | 10 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Cloudy | 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 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2024 | Aroostook County, Maine | SR-11 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Morgan County, Illinois | US-67 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Linn County, Iowa | US-151/SR-13 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Lake Forest, Orange County, California | LAKE FOREST DR | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | I-94 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas | US-67 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Katy, Waller County, Texas | US-90 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | W 53RD ST | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Harmon County, Oklahoma | US-62 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana | E 10TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2020 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | SR-13 MILITARY DR | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Fort Hancock, Hudspeth County, Texas | SR-20/TEXAS MOUNTAIN TRL | 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.