Fatal crash profile · Model

Freightliner MT 55G Front Gasoline Engine Walk in Van Chassis

Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
14
Fatal crashes
14
Deaths inside
1
Other deaths
13

Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as Freightliner MT 55G Front Gasoline Engine Walk in Van Chassis were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 13 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 1
2021 4
2022 3
2023 3
2024 3

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

7%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About half the share for Freightliner: 14%
  • About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 0 1
2021 0 4
2022 1 2
2023 0 3
2024 0 3

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

0%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 7%
  • About 5 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: 1%
  • About 5 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 MT 55G Front Gasoline Engine Walk in Van Chassis Freightliner All vehicles
Driver speeding 0.0% 6.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 1.4% 17.7%
At night 28.6% 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 13
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 11
Dark - Lighted 3

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
Colorado 2
California 2
Massachusetts 2
Ohio 1
Connecticut 1
Arizona 1
Florida 1
Arkansas 1
New York 1
Illinois 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 2, 2024 Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 29, 2024 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Jan 24, 2024 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Sep 20, 2023 South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Aug 28, 2023 Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
May 4, 2023 Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Nov 13, 2022 Navajo County, Arizona 1
Oct 3, 2022 Moraine, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Feb 24, 2022 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Oct 7, 2021 Jefferson County, Arkansas 1
May 26, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
May 15, 2021 Riverside County, California 1
Apr 28, 2021 Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 10, 2020 Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida 1

Compare Freightliner MT 55G Front Gasoline Engine Walk in Van Chassis 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.