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
Mar 19, 2021	Laurel County, Kentucky	I-75	1
Mar 13, 2021	Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina	US-264 ALT RALEIGHT ROAD PKWY	1
Feb 27, 2021	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	SR-85	1
Feb 24, 2021	Metcalfe County, Kentucky	SR-163	2
Feb 12, 2021	Simpson County, Mississippi	SR-43	2
Feb 12, 2021	Bethel, Bethel Census Area, Alaska	STANDARD OIL RD	1
Jan 19, 2021	La Moille, Bureau County, Illinois	2650 E ST	1
Jan 10, 2021	Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois	SR-137 PETERSON RD	1
Jan 1, 2021	Appanoose County, Iowa	CR-J46	1
Dec 27, 2020	Knox County, Indiana	SR-67N	1
Dec 10, 2020	Allegan County, Michigan	US-31	1
Dec 7, 2020	Starke County, Indiana	SR-39S	1
Dec 7, 2020	Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia	I-20	1
Nov 27, 2020	Montgomery County, North Carolina	US-220 ALT	1
Nov 7, 2020	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	I-94	1
Oct 29, 2020	Florence County, South Carolina	SR-95	1
Oct 22, 2020	Pearsall, Frio County, Texas	BI 35E/COMAL ST	1
Oct 12, 2020	Clay County, Missouri	NE 112TH ST	1
Oct 12, 2020	Tattnall County, Georgia	CR-JOE KENNEDY ROAD	1
Sep 19, 2020	Wise County, Texas	FM 51	1
Sep 17, 2020	Coweta County, Georgia	I-85	1
Sep 14, 2020	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	MONTEREY ST	1
Aug 28, 2020	Boone County, Kentucky	US-42	1
Aug 27, 2020	Kern County, California	PETERSON RD	1
Aug 16, 2020	Anna, Collin County, Texas	US-75	1

Compare GMC Canyon 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.