Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Freightliner M2
Compared with Freightliner M2 · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 64
- Fatal crashes
- 64
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 51
Between 2020 and 2024, 64 vehicles described as 2016 Freightliner M2 were involved in 64 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 51 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 | 18 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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
22%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner M2: 17%
- About 1.5 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 5 | 14 |
| 2022 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 |
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
6%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 90 percent of the share for Freightliner M2: 7%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 3 times the share for Freightliner M2: 2%
- About 5 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
38%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner M2: 29%
- About 90 percent of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Freightliner M2 | Freightliner M2 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.3% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 7.8% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 37.5% | 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 | 38 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 37 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Branchburg, Somerset County, New Jersey | US-22 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Clark County, Nevada | I-15 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Suffolk, Suffolk city, Virginia | US-58 HOLLAND BYPASS | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Saginaw County, Michigan | I-75 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | US-70 SR-24 CHARLOTTE PK | 2 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma | US-69 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida | MU-38TH AVE | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | St. Joseph County, Indiana | SR-23 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Henry County, Georgia | SR-155 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Summerdale, Baldwin County, Alabama | CR-32 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia | SR-9 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Bladen County, North Carolina | SR-87 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Weld County, Colorado | US-34 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan | CR-JOY RD | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Jefferson County, Mississippi | SR-28 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut | US-202 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Haywood County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Howard County, Maryland | I-95 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-138 PEARBLOSSOM HWY | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas | BELTLINE RD | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Hamilton County, Ohio | US-127 HAMILTON AV | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | York County, Pennsylvania | SR-4014 HARMONY GROVE RD | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Clay County, Minnesota | I-94 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | US-169 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey | 444 GSP | 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.