Fatal crash profile · Model year
1997 Freightliner USF-1E
Compared with Freightliner USF-1E · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 17
- Fatal crashes
- 17
- Deaths inside
- 6
- Other deaths
- 12
Between 2020 and 2024, 17 vehicles described as 1997 Freightliner USF-1E were involved in 17 fatal crashes in the United States. 6 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 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
33%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About double the share for Freightliner USF-1E: 15%
- About double the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner USF-1E: 3%
- 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 USF-1E: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
35%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner USF-1E: 29%
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1997 Freightliner USF-1E | Freightliner USF-1E | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 3.1% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 35.3% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | San Miguel County, New Mexico | US-285 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Orange County, New York | I-87 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Fairview, Williamson County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Custer County, Nebraska | SR-2 | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | Lea County, New Mexico | US-180 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | McDowell County, North Carolina | US-221 | 1 |
| May 9, 2022 | Effingham County, Georgia | SR-26 | 1 |
| May 2, 2022 | Johnston County, North Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2022 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-285 EB | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Homer, Cortland County, New York | I-81 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Indian River County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas | I-55-11 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina | US-70 CONOVER BLVD E | 1 |
| May 5, 2021 | Harris County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2020 | New Madrid County, Missouri | US-61 | 2 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Wilmer, Dallas County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | SR-16 | 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.