Fatal crash profile · Model

Freightliner M2

Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
849
Fatal crashes
844
Deaths inside
167
Other deaths
789

Between 2020 and 2024, 849 vehicles described as Freightliner M2 were involved in 844 fatal crashes in the United States. 167 people died inside these vehicles and 789 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
2020 141
2021 179
2022 181
2023 175
2024 173

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

17%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 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
2020 25 136
2021 34 169
2022 36 171
2023 39 157
2024 33 156

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

7%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Freightliner: 7%
  • About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

2%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
  • About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

29%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 43%
  • About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Freightliner M2 Freightliner All vehicles
Driver speeding 7.1% 6.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 2.2% 1.4% 17.7%
At night 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 584
Cloudy 132
Rain 65
Snow 14
Fog, Smog, Smoke 10

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 571
Dark - Not Lighted 131
Dark - Lighted 108
Dawn 20
Dusk 7

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
California 81
Texas 78
Florida 51
North Carolina 43
Georgia 34
New York 30
Oklahoma 28
Illinois 26
Missouri 26
Ohio 26

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Freightliner M2 by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 15, 2021 Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut 1
Jan 14, 2021 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Jan 14, 2021 Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas 1
Jan 13, 2021 Johnston County, North Carolina 1
Jan 4, 2021 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Dec 31, 2020 El Paso County, Texas 2
Dec 29, 2020 Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia 1
Dec 23, 2020 Mauricetown, Cumberland County, New Jersey 1
Dec 21, 2020 Prince William County, Virginia 1
Dec 16, 2020 Poneto, Wells County, Indiana 1
Dec 8, 2020 Franklin County, North Carolina 1
Dec 6, 2020 Grant County, Washington 1
Dec 4, 2020 Pooler, Chatham County, Georgia 1
Nov 30, 2020 Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
Nov 28, 2020 Encinitas, San Diego County, California 1
Nov 25, 2020 Salem, Marion County, Oregon 1
Nov 25, 2020 Middletown, Warren County, Ohio 1
Nov 18, 2020 Bexar County, Texas 2
Nov 16, 2020 Crawford, Washington County, Maine 1
Nov 11, 2020 Franklin County, Virginia 2
Nov 11, 2020 Callaway, Bell County, Kentucky 1
Nov 10, 2020 Winnebago County, Wisconsin 1
Nov 10, 2020 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
Nov 4, 2020 Lee County, Florida 1
Nov 3, 2020 Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama 1

Compare Freightliner M2 with another vehicle

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.