Fatal crash profile · Model

GMC Canyon

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 246
Fatal crashes: 246
Deaths inside: 115
Other deaths: 151

Between 2020 and 2024, 246 vehicles described as GMC Canyon were involved in 246 fatal crashes in the United States. 115 people died inside these vehicles and 151 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	37
2021	50
2022	53
2023	53
2024	53

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

43%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for GMC: 42%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	23	16
2021	27	30
2022	26	29
2023	25	35
2024	14	41

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 80 percent of the share for GMC: 16%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 90 percent of the share for GMC: 18%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

About the same as the share for GMC: 48%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	GMC Canyon	GMC	All vehicles
Driver speeding	13.0%	16.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	16.3%	18.4%	17.7%
At night	46.7%	47.9%	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	184
Cloudy	30
Rain	14
Snow	5
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3

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	120
Dark - Not Lighted	64
Dark - Lighted	44
Dawn	9
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
Texas	26
California	25
Florida	15
Tennessee	12
Georgia	12
North Carolina	12
Illinois	11
Kentucky	9
Michigan	9
South Carolina	8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

GMC Canyon by model year

2021 12 crashes
2020 11 crashes
2019 11 crashes
2018 21 crashes
2017 10 crashes
2016 27 crashes
2015 19 crashes
2011 10 crashes
2008 14 crashes
2007 15 crashes
2006 25 crashes
2005 17 crashes
2004 19 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 16, 2024	Muhlenberg County, Kentucky	SR-181	1
Dec 11, 2024	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	US-92 W GANDY BLVD	1
Nov 29, 2024	Monroe County, Alabama	CR-8	1
Nov 21, 2024	Cowlitz County, Washington	I-5	1
Nov 12, 2024	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee	SR-62 WESTERN AVE	1
Nov 11, 2024	Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona	N SCOTTSDALE RD	1
Nov 8, 2024	Madera County, California	SR-41	1
Nov 5, 2024	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SW 104TH AVE	1
Nov 4, 2024	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	FAIRMOUNT AVE	1
Nov 2, 2024	Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts	DEPOT ST	1
Oct 27, 2024	Fannin County, Texas	FM 1396	1
Oct 25, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	MU-TIDWELL	1
Oct 25, 2024	Contra Costa County, California	I-680	1
Oct 25, 2024	Modesto, Stanislaus County, California	SR-99	1
Oct 11, 2024	Chino, San Bernardino County, California	SR-60 POMONA FWY	1
Oct 9, 2024	Woodbury County, Iowa	TS-130TH ST	1
Oct 4, 2024	Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa	MU-PLEASANT ST	1
Oct 3, 2024	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	SR-21	1
Sep 30, 2024	Hickman County, Tennessee	SR-46	1
Sep 28, 2024	Campbell County, Virginia	US-460 RICHMOND HWY	1
Sep 16, 2024	Tulare County, California	CR-188	1
Sep 16, 2024	Tulare County, California	SR-43	3
Aug 21, 2024	Midland County, Texas	BI-20	1
Aug 14, 2024	Benton County, Mississippi	US-72	1
Jul 30, 2024	Chester County, Pennsylvania	SR-3 WEST CHESTER PK	1

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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.