Fatal crash profile · Model year

2022 Freightliner M2

Compared with Freightliner M2 · Freightliner · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2021–2024
42
Fatal crashes
42
Deaths inside
7
Other deaths
38

Between 2021 and 2024, 42 vehicles described as 2022 Freightliner M2 were involved in 42 fatal crashes in the United States. 7 people died inside these vehicles and 38 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2021 2
2022 14
2023 14
2024 12

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

16%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 90 percent of the share for Freightliner M2: 17%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2021 1 1
2022 1 13
2023 1 14
2024 4 10

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

5%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner M2: 7%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 7%
  • About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 19%

2%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Freightliner M2: 2%
  • About 1.7 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
  • About 15 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%
Crash factors compared
Category 2022 Freightliner M2 Freightliner M2 Freightliner All vehicles
Driver speeding 4.8% 7.1% 6.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 2.4% 2.2% 1.4% 17.7%
At night 38.1% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 31
Cloudy 5
Snow 2
Rain 1
Sleet or Hail 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 27
Dark - Not Lighted 10
Dark - Lighted 5

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 5
Oklahoma 3
New York 3
Florida 3
California 3
Oregon 2
North Carolina 2
Georgia 2
Tennessee 2
Virginia 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 3, 2023 Spokane County, Washington 2
Nov 18, 2022 St. Martin Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 14, 2022 Linn County, Oregon 1
Nov 12, 2022 Marianna, Jackson County, Florida 1
Nov 1, 2022 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Oct 19, 2022 Lindenwold, Camden County, New Jersey 1
Oct 3, 2022 Brunswick County, North Carolina 1
Sep 6, 2022 Levy County, Florida 1
Aug 9, 2022 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jul 23, 2022 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Jun 30, 2022 Warren County, North Carolina 1
Jun 12, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jun 5, 2022 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 1, 2022 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Feb 9, 2022 Chappaqua, Westchester County, New York 1
Oct 6, 2021 Lemhi County, Idaho 1
Aug 4, 2021 Clay County, Kansas 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.