Fatal crash profile · Model
Freightliner Sprinter
Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 6
- Other deaths
- 20
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as Freightliner Sprinter were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 6 people died inside these vehicles and 20 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 vans or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 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
23%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
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
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About half 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%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Freightliner Sprinter | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.7% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 43.5% | 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 | 22 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Texas | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2024 | Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | STOCKDALE HWY | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2024 | South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana | MU-FAIRVIEW AVE | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Monroe County, Georgia | US-41/SR-18/OLD ATLANTA HWY | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey | SR-17 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Montgomery County, Maryland | I-270 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi | SR-145 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W SOUTHERN AVE | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2022 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | US-221 HWY 221 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California | VALLEY BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Harris County, Texas | SR-99/GRAND WEST PKWY | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Orange County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey | CR-678 NORTH WADE BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | New York City, New York County, New York | SR-907V HENRY HUDSON PKWY | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | SAN FERNANDO RD | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-403 ACCESS RD | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Hunt County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Scott County, Iowa | US-61 | 2 |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Pasco County, Florida | SR-54 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Harrison County, Ohio | US-22 CADIZ STEUBENVILLE | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Forsyth County, Georgia | US-19 SR-400 HOSPITALITY HWY | 1 |
| May 14, 2020 | St. Johns County, Florida | SR-16 | 3 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | Indian Trail, Union County, North Carolina | US-74 | 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.