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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2022 | Sussex County, Delaware | CR-305 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2022 | Paramount, Los Angeles County, California | I-105 CENTURY FWY | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee | SR-381 N STATE OF FRANKLIN RD | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Lenoir County, North Carolina | SR-903 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | I-90 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | SR-15 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Manatee County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Hoffman Estates, Cook County, Illinois | BARRINGTON RD | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Henderson County, Texas | US-175 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-15 ESCONDIDO FWY | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Itasca County, Minnesota | US-2 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Loudoun County, Virginia | CR-1036 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Dickson County, Tennessee | SR-47 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Tulare County, California | SR-43 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Jackson County, North Carolina | US-23 PATTON AVE | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Taylor County, Kentucky | SR-210 HODGENVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Ventura County, California | SR-126 E TELEGRAPH RD | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Bell County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Lincoln County, North Carolina | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas | SR-10 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Crawford, Washington County, Maine | SR-9 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | St. Peters, St. Charles County, Missouri | MID RIVERS MALL DR | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Grady County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Elkhart County, Indiana | US-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.