Fatal crash profile · Model year
2019 Freightliner M2
Compared with Freightliner M2 · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 71
- Fatal crashes
- 71
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 65
Between 2020 and 2024, 71 vehicles described as 2019 Freightliner M2 were involved in 71 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 65 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 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 15 |
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
18%
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 one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 18 |
| 2021 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 5 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 14 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner M2: 7%
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 45 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%
30%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner M2: 29%
- About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2019 Freightliner M2 | Freightliner M2 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.5% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 29.6% | 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 | 54 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 45 |
| Dark - Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 |
| California | 7 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Ohio | 4 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| New York | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2021 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | N 19TH AVE | 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | Homer, Banks County, Georgia | CR-030000/YONAH HOMER RD | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Douglas County, Colorado | SR-83 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Marion County, Florida | CR-484 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 2 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Franklin County, North Carolina | SR-39 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Middletown, Warren County, Ohio | I-75 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina | US-601 WARREN C COLEMAN BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Clermont, Lake County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana | VANCE AVE | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Pueblo County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Letcher County, Kentucky | US-119 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio | SR-28 S COLUMBUS ST | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Scott County, Kentucky | I-64 | 2 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Carol Stream, DuPage County, Illinois | SR-64 | 2 |
| May 13, 2020 | Lincoln County, Oregon | US-20 ODOT 33 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Plano, Collin County, Texas | SR-289 PRESTON RD | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | Iredell County, North Carolina | I-40 | 3 |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York | SR-33 GENESEE ST | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Harris County, Texas | FM 2351 | 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.